# Plain Language Summary: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023

I wasn't able to access the actual text of this bill from the information provided—the document appears to be a webpage template rather than the bill's content. However, based on the title "Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023," I can explain what a bill with this name would typically aim to do.

A bill with this title would likely focus on making it easier for patients to see doctors and get better healthcare. It might do things like reducing wait times for appointments, expanding which doctors patients can visit, or making it simpler for people to access specialists without needing permission from their primary care doctor first. These types of bills often try to increase competition among healthcare providers or give patients more choices about where they receive care, with the idea that more choice and competition leads to better quality and service.

To give you a complete and accurate explanation of what this specific bill actually does—including who it affects, what changes it makes to current law, and what real-world impact it would have—I would need access to the actual bill text. If you can provide the bill's summary or full text, I'd be happy to break down exactly what it does in plain language.

Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023

Lankford, James

Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023 This bill repeals provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that limit,&nbsp;for purposes of&nbsp;Medicare participation,&nbsp;self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded&nbsp;physician-owned hospitals.