POP Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2836 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2836 To prohibit health insurance issuers and certain health care providers under Medicare from being under common ownership, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2025 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit health insurance issuers and certain health care providers under Medicare from being under common ownership, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Patients Over Profit Act'' or the ``POP Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON COMMON OWNERSHIP OF HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS AND CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS UNDER MEDICARE. (a) In General.--It sha…