Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act amends Medicare rules to revise physician self-referral exemptions for physician-owned hospitals.
The Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals. It modifies the expansion prohibition for such hospitals and removes the requirement for certain rural hospitals to meet specific criteria. The bill also defines "covered rural hospital" as a hospital located in a rural area that meets certain criteria as of the date of enrollment under Medicare.
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