HR 2406 · 102th Congress · Commerce

Hospital Antitrust Fairness Act

Introduced 1991-05-20· Sponsored by Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.(1991-06-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Hospital Antitrust Fairness Act - Exempts from the antitrust laws combinations of, or contracts to allocate hospital services by, two or more hospitals if: (1) each such hospital is located outside of a city or in a city of less than 125,000 inhabitants; (2) in the most recently concluded calendar year, each such hospital received more than 40 percent of its gross revenue from payments made under Federal programs; and (3) there is in effect with respect to each such hospital a certificate issued by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) specifying that HCFA has determined that Federal expenditures would be reduced, and consumer costs would not increase, if such hospitals merge or allocate the services specified in the request.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans