Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025
This bill repeals provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that limit, for purposes of Medicare participation, self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jun 12, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TX District 24 · R-TX
12 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TX District 28 · D-TX
U.S. Representative - OK District 1 · R-OK
U.S. Representative - IA District 1 · R-IA
U.S. Representative - AZ District 5 · R-AZ
U.S. Representative - IN District 2 · R-IN
U.S. Representative - MD District 1 · R-MD
U.S. Representative - FL District 2 · R-FL
Member of Congress · R-TX
U.S. Representative - GA District 7 · R-GA
Member of Congress · R-AR
U.S. Representative - TX District 26 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - CO District 3 · R-CO
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 4002 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| Policy Area | Health |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | June 12, 2025 |
| Latest Action | June 12, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 12 · House vote — · 1 views |