Physician Owned Hospitals Ask Texas Court to Invalidate Section 6001 of Healthcare Reform

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 Care Act (PPACA).  Section 6001 of Healthcare Reform restricts Physician Owned Hospitals’ (POHs) right to compete by prohibiting any new construction or expansion projects.     “