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Physician Hospitals of America Survey: Affordable Care Act Blocks 6300 Jobs & $1...

11/29/2011 4:05 PM EST  -   CCO Healthcare Partners
(Washington, DC) November 29, 2011--Physician Hospitals of America, an advocacy group dedicated to providing support and educational services to the physician owned hospital (POH) industry, recently surveyed POHs regarding the impact Section 6001 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has on the economy and the delivery of high-quality healthcare.

Section 6001 of the Affordable Care Act prohibits the construction or...

Physician Hospitals of America: Oxford Outcomes Study Finds Physician Owned Hosp...

9/21/2011 12:13 PM EST  -   CCO Healthcare Partners
Conclusion:  A provision of the Affordable Care Act which blocks growth of physician owned hospitals will increase strain on healthcare facilities in parts of the country that exhibit strong growth and below average patient capacity
Washington, D.C. (Sept. 21, 2011)— According to a study released by Oxford Outcomes, an independent healthcare consulting firm, Americans insured through Medicare or Medicaid may...

Physician Hospitals of America:  Idle Hospital Construction & Expansion Projects...

9/19/2011 4:28 PM EST  -   CCO Healthcare Partners
Language in Affordable Care Act Blocks Much-Needed Job Relief
(Washington, D.C., September 19, 2011) - On January 1, 2011, Section 6001 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) forced at least 30 new hospital projects to be abandoned and halted expansion projects for approximately 47 existing hospitals. Some of these projects are unrecoverable, but Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) has identified 7000 highly-skilled...

Investor’s Business Daily Calls Physician Owned Hospitals Language 1 of 12 Wors...

3/23/2011 10:31 AM EST  -   CCO Healthcare Partners
March 23 Marks the 1 Year Anniversary of President Obama’s Healthcare Law
(Washington, D.C. – March 23) -- On the one year anniversary of President Obama’s Healthcare Law, Investor’s Business Daily listed  the language of Section 6001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as 1 of the...

Physician Owned Hospitals File Second Motion to Have Section 6001 of Healthcare ...

2/15/2011 2:26 PM EST  -   CCO Healthcare Partners
Physician Hospitals of America and Texas Spine and Joint Hospital

Challenge Section 6001 in the Eastern District of Texas
(Washington, D.C. – February 15) Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) and Texas Spine and Joint Hospital (TSJH) filed their second motion Monday requesting Section 6001 of the Patient Protection and...

Physician Owned Hospitals Ask Texas Court to Invalidate Section 6001 of Healthca...

2/1/2011 8:29 PM EST  -   CCO Healthcare Partners
Physician Hospitals of America and Texas Spine and Joint Hospital Seek to Enjoin Enforcement of Section 6001 with Florida Ruling
(Washington, D.C. – February 1) Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) and Texas Spine and Joint Hospital (TSJH) filed part one of a two part motion Tuesday asking the Eastern District of Texas to recognize the unconstitutionality of Section 6001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable...

President Promises to “Fix What Needs Fixing” in Healthcare Reform: PHA Asks for...

1/26/2011 5:09 PM EST  -   CCO Healthcare Partners
POHs Meet the President’s Criteria of Innovation, Job Creation, and Patient Centered Quality Improvement
(Washington, D.C. - Jan 26)  Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) applauds the President and his willingness to work with Congress on “common sense reforms” to legislation including healthcare reform.  In his rebuttal, Rep. Paul Ryan (R) Chairman of the Budget Committee said his party was committed to...

Access to Patient Care is Negatively Impacted by Section 6001 of Healthcare Ref...

1/21/2011 2:40 PM EST  -   CCO Healthcare Partners
30 Million Americans to Enter Insurance Rolls

Section 6001 Jeopardizes Hospital Projects That Would Serve Approximately 300,000 Patients
(Washington, D.C. – January 21) Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) is deeply concerned about the negative impact on patient care caused by Section 6001 of Healthcare Reform which prohibits new construction or expansion of physician owned hospitals (POHs).  Since its...

Legislation Limiting Physician Owned Hospitals has Immense Impact on Local Econ...

1/17/2011 11:21 AM EST  -   CCO Healthcare Partners
Projects Banned by Section 6001 of Healthcare Reform Would Have Provided

 $200 Million in Tax Revenue and 30,000 New Jobs
(Washington, D.C. – January 17) Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) is deeply concerned about the negative economic impact of Section 6001 of Healthcare Reform which prohibits new construction or expansion of physician owned hospitals (POHs).  This legislation has stopped or jeopardized...

Physician Owned Hospitals Vow to Continue Fight to Reverse Section 6001 of Healt...

1/7/2011 3:40 PM EST  -   CCO Healthcare Partners
Congressional Action will Support Efforts to Complete Hospital Construction and Expansion Projects, and Expand Physician Owned Model
(Washington, D.C. – January 7)  Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) applaud the congressional support for their efforts to repeal Section 6001 of Healthcare Reform and continue to provide patients a choice for quality care across the country.

Congressman Eric Cantor has...