Search Results: keywords:"self-referral exemptions"

  • S. 1390 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:548

    The bill, S. 1390, is aimed at revising certain rules under the Social Security Act regarding self-referrals by physicians to hospitals they own. It introduces exemptions for "covered rural hospitals," allowing them to bypass some restrictions that other hospitals face. The...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is like making a new rule for hospitals where some doctors are part owners, letting them make their hospitals bigger and do special things if they're in tiny towns. But people are worried it might make some doctors care more about making money than helping people.

  • H. R. 2191 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:616

    H.R. 2191, titled the “Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act,” aims to modify the rules regarding physician self-referrals to hospitals they own. The bill proposes changes to the Social Security Act by creating an exception for certain rural hospitals, allowing...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 2191 is like a new rule that lets doctor-owned hospitals, especially those in faraway places, grow bigger and have less strict rules about who they can send their patients to, kind of like giving them a little more freedom to decide what's best for them.