WASHINGTON – Physician-led and -owned hospitals continue to excel, capturing the hearts and trust of patients nationwide. According to the latest data from Becker’s, these hospitals have once again outperformed in terms of patient recommendations. This feedback reaffirms physician-owned hospitals’ commitment to exceptional care and service. In a comprehensive study utilizing Hospital Consumer Assessment of…
WASHINGTON – A coalition of 86 national and state medical organizations urged Congress to lift the ban on physician-led hospitals through a coalition letter released on September 13, 2024. The coalition marks the largest number of organizations to sign a coalition letter urging Congress to pass H.R. 9001, which would create physician hospital ownership exemptions…
WASHINGTON — Physician-Led Healthcare for America (PHA) is pleased to support the “Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act” by Congressman Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX), Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX). This legislation would unleash access to high quality and lower cost healthcare for Americans in…
As consolidation, rising costs, and decreasing access to physicians and hospitals spiral out of control, special interest groups would rather let a hospital close than allow physicians to serve their community. PHA commends Congressman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) for introducing a thoughtful approach to address rural hospital closures through HR 8246, the “Second Chances for Rural Hospitals…
A new round of studies related to health care consolidation were released in April, and one study specified physician-led hospitals as a tool to counter consolidation. Hayden Rooke-Ley, a senior fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project, highlighted physician-led hospitals as a tool to counter consolidation in his April 2024 study: Promote Physician and Public…
Congress’ push to eliminate the ban on physician-led hospital growth continued at the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee’s January 31 hearing on “Health Care Spending in the United States: Unsustainable for Patients, Employers, and Taxpayers.” The hearing featured two new twists: Click here to view the hearing’s video. The Democrat Angle: Another Member…
The Latest in a Series of Studies Demonstrating Physician-Led Hospital Quality and Value for Patients Last week’s study finding that physician-led hospitals could have saved Medicare $1.1 billion for the 20 most expensive diagnostic related groups (DRGs) in 2019 is the latest in a continuous flow of studies emphasizing the low costs, high quality and…
The American Medical Association, American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Osteopathic Association and American College of Cardiology Joined the Coalition Calling for an End to the Ban on Physician-Led Hospitals Washington – A coalition of 85 national and state medical societies urged Congress in a July 27, 2023, letter to lift…
Chairman Vern Buchanan Called on Congress to Repeal the Moratorium on Physician-Led Hospitals Washington, DC – Vern Buchanan (R-FL), the chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, called on Congress to repeal the moratorium on physician-led hospitals in the May 17, 2023, Hearing on Why Health Care is Unaffordable: Anticompetitive and Consolidated Markets.…
Wednesday’s Hearing Marks the First Time That Physician-Led Hospitals Have Been Considered in a Hearing Since the 2010 Passage of the Affordable Care Act Physician-Led Healthcare for America (PHA) applauds the decision by the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee to include the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, H.R. 977, in…