Physician Owned Hospitals File Second Motion to Have Section 6001 of Healthcare Reform Declared Unconstitutional

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 Affordable Care Act (PPACA) be declared unconstitutional.  Section 6001 restricts physician owned hospitals’ (POHs) rights to compete by prohibiting any new construction or expansion