November 3, 2025 

Dear Representatives Van Duyne and Cuellar:

The undersigned physician organizations representing national medical societies and state medical associations write in support of H.R. 4002, the “Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025.” This bipartisan legislation would repeal the statutory restrictions on the whole hospital exception to the Stark physician self-referral law, thereby eliminating statutory and regulatory barriers that prevent the formation or expansion of physician-owned hospitals (POHs). Our organizations strongly supported the previous version of this bill, H.R. 977 in the 118th Congress, and we are pleased to reaffirm our support in this new session.

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