Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2860 To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 14, 2019 Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. PAUL, and Mr. CRAPO) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Fi- nance A BILL To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physi- cian referrals for hospitals, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Patient Access to 4 Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:00 Nov 20, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2860.IS S2860 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 2860 IS SEC. 2. REPEAL OF HEALTH CARE REFORM PROVISIONS 1 LIMITING MEDICARE EXCEPTION TO THE 2 PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PHYSICIAN RE- 3 FERRALS FOR HOSPITALS. 4 Sections 6001 and 10601 of the Patient Protection 5 and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148; 124 Stat. 6 684, 1005) and section 1106 of the Health Care and Edu- 7 cation Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152; 8 124 Stat. 1049) are repealed and the provisions of law 9 amended by such sections are restored as if such sections 10 had never been enacted. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:00 Nov 20, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S2860.IS S2860 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS