119th Congress · introduced in the House · Apr 24, 2025
Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act
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Latest action (Apr 24, 2025): 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.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Apr 24, 2025)
Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act
This bill repeals provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that require rural providers and physician-owned hospitals to meet certain additional criteria in order to be excepted under the Stark law.
Specifically, the bill repeals provisions that require hospitals to meet the following criteria:
• the hospital had physician ownership or investment and a Medicare provider agreement as of December 31, 2010;
• the hospital does not expand the number of operating rooms, procedure rooms, or beds beyond the number in existence as of March 23, 2010, with limited exceptions;
• the hospital discloses certain information regarding physician ownership and investments to patients, the public, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;
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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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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11 citations.
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$4,540,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ions H.R.2483 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.2850 - Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.3022 - Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act, all provisions H.R.3164 - Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions H.R.3170…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$710,000
Spent on own lobbying
Physician-Owned Hospitals including H.R. 2191 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act; H.R. 3022 - Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act - re: physician self-referral to physician owned hospitals H.R. 9645 - Health Care Price Certainty for Al…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$5,130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Access to Pharmacist Services , all provisions H.R.5199 - Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R.3022 - Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act, all provisions S.1390 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions H.R.2191 - Ph…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$440,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ct; and ongoing legislative negotiations re: EPTC extension Physician-Owned Hospitals including H.R. 2191 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act; H.R. 3022 - Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act - re: physician self-referral to physician owned hospitals S. 2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act - re…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$7,970,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s for Timely, Efficient Recovery (SMARTER) Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3022, Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act, all provisions S. 1399, Health Tech Investment Act, all provisions S. 3386, Health Care Freedom for Patie…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$5,480,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rovisions S. 3480, Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3022, Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act, all provisions S. 1399, Health Tech Investment Act, all provisions H.R. 4710, No Surprises Act Enforcemen…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$710,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ct; and ongoing legislative negotiations re: EPTC extension Physician-Owned Hospitals including H.R. 2191 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act; H.R. 3022 - Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act - re: physician self-referral to physician owned hospitals S. 3386 Healthcare Freedom for Patients Act -…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$4,620,000
Spent on own lobbying
…R. 5467, Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments (PAAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3022, Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act, all provisions H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions S. 1390, Phy…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$725,000
Spent on own lobbying
…145 - Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act re: EPTCs Physician-Owned Hospitals including H.R. 2191 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act; H.R. 3022 - Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act - re: physician self-referral to physician owned hospitals including in rural areas and facilities with R…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$5,030,000
Spent on own lobbying
…025, all provisions H.R. 639, Doctor Knows Best Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3022, Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act, all provisions S. 1692, Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, all provisions Value in He…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$1,130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…id, individual market reforms, enhanced premium tax credits Physician-Owned Hospitals including H.R. 2191 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act; H.R. 3022 - Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act - re: physician self-referral to physician owned hospitals including in rural areas and facilities with R…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing