Bill113th Congress

H.R. 2027

Expanding Patients' Access to Quality Care Act of 2013

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Introduced
May 16, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Health
Latest Action
Jun 3, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]

Republican·TX-3
Bioguide ID: J000174
First Name: SAM
Last Name: JOHNSON
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Cosponsors
2
Committees
6
Actions
0
Amendments
0
Related Bills
4
Subjects
1
Summaries
3
Titles
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Bill Details

Update Date
Jan 5, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
2,027
Congress
113
Introduced Date
May 16, 2013
Policy Area
Health
Is Law
No
Jun 3, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Source: House committee actions

May 17, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Source: House committee actions

May 16, 2013IntroReferralH11100

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.

Source: House floor actions

May 16, 2013IntroReferralH11100

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.

Source: House floor actions

May 16, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

May 16, 2013IntroReferral1000

Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· May 16, 20130

Expanding Patients' Access to Quality Care Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to: (1) the limitation on certain physician referrals to hospitals in which the physician or an immediate family member has an ownership or investment interest exceeding a specified amount; and (2) the rural provider and hospital exception to the physician ownership or investment prohibition.

Extends the rural provider and hospital exception to hospitals that were under construction or development as of December 30, 2010, and hospitals in financial distress.

Defines "financial distress" for a cost reporting period as one in which a hospital has had an overall negative combined Medicare inpatient prospective payment system and outpatient prospective payment system operating margin for the most recent three consecutive cost reporting periods for which data are available.

Eliminates the process for applying for such an exception for expansions of hospital facility capacity. Limits increases in facility capacity to those hospitals that have had a previous increase.

Ways and Means Committee

House· Standing

Energy and Commerce Committee

House· Standing
Health facilities and institutionsHealth personnelMedical ethicsMedicare

Introduced in House

May 16, 2013

Expanding Patients' Access to Quality Care Act of 2013 — Informed