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Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Opposes House Bill Proposing to Expand Physician-owned Hospitals

AHA letter to Representatives Van Duyne and Cuellar expressing opposition to H.R. 4002, the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act.
Guides and Reports
Member

New Analysis Validates Need to Preserve Restrictions on the Growth of Physician-owned Hospitals

As some members of Congress continue to propose weakening Medicare’s prohibition on physician self-referral to new physician-owned hospitals (POHs) and loosening restrictions on the growth of existing POHs, new data from Dobson | DaVanzo show that POHs report fewer quality measures and perform worse on readmission penalties compared to full-service community hospitals.
Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Physician Self-referral to Physician-owned Hospitals

Some members of Congress continue to propose weakening Medicare’s prohibition on physician self-referral to new physician-owned hospitals and loosening restrictions on the growth of grandfathered hospitals. The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023 (H.R. 977/S.470), would allow problematic physician-owned hospitals to open and permit unfettered growth in existing physician-owned hospitals.