“Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act”: Federal Bill Targets Corporate Control of Physician Practices and MSO Arrangements

Oregon’s Corporate Health Care Ban Goes National as Congress Introduces Similar Bill

Following in Oregon’s footsteps, Congress has introduced the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act to stop private equity firms, insurance companies, or other corporate actors from making healthcare decisions.   They Circumvent Restrictions to the Detriment of the Healthcare Profession and Its Patients Corporate entities have exploited legal loopholes to circumvent restrictions to the detriment […]

“Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act”: Federal Bill Targets Corporate Control of Physician Practices and MSO Arrangements

A newly introduced federal bill aimed at prohibiting the corporate practice of medicine, titled the “Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act,” was introduced on September 16 by several Democratic lawmakers in the Senate and House. The bill would impose sweeping restrictions on corporate ownership and control of medical practices and could significantly affect management services […]

More Grumblings from Dr. Hirsch – On Congress, WISeR, and HHS OIG

Late last week a new bill was proposed in Congress, titled the “Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act.” While the main intent of the bill is to limit the ability of private equity and healthcare systems to own and control medical practices, there are two parts that are baffling. First, the bill states that corporate […]