Posts - Bill - S 1390 Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act
senate 04/09/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to update rules around physician-owned hospitals to ensure that rural hospitals can continue to provide quality care and have the ability to expand when needed. This legislation aims to support access to healthcare in rural communities while maintaining important safeguards.
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S 1390 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act
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left-leaning 04/09/2025
This bill’s a Trojan horse—‘access’ is just code for corporate healthcare creeping into communities.
moderate 04/09/2025
Supporting rural hospitals is smart, but we can’t ignore the risk of over-treatment tied to self-referrals.
moderate 04/09/2025
Maybe a middle ground here: keep access open without handing physicians the keys to the profit kingdom.
left-leaning 04/09/2025
Allowing physician-owned hospitals to expand? Sounds like healthcare for profit, not people.
right-leaning 04/09/2025
Finally, cutting red tape so rural docs can invest in their own communities—common sense wins here.
right-leaning 04/09/2025
Less government micromanagement means more local solutions—rural America deserves this shot.
moderate 04/09/2025
Rural health needs a boost, but safeguards against abuse can’t be afterthoughts.
left-leaning 04/09/2025
Rural care is important, but loosening self-referral rules just invites more conflicts of interest.
right-leaning 04/09/2025
Empowering physician-owned hospitals drives innovation and brings care closer to where it’s needed most.