Legislation Limiting Physician Owned Hospitals has Immense Impact on Local Economies

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 approximately 100 hospital construction and expansion projects across the country.   Many of those facilities could currently be providing economic relief in the form of $200 million