H.R. 10444
Bars companies not owned by doctors from running medical practices
Requires medical practices to be mostly owned and led by licensed doctors, and makes non-compete and secrecy agreements for physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants unenforceable.
- Companies not majority-owned by licensed providers could no longer own or run medical practices
- Non-compete and non-disclosure agreements for providers would be void, except non-competes for 25% owners
- Management companies could not control billing, staffing, schedules or clinical decisions of a practice
- The Federal Trade Commission could enforce the rules; providers and patients could sue for triple damages
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