A suit filed Thursday in Texas federal court challenges provisions in the new health care reform law that place new restrictions on physician-owned hospitals. The suit may be the only one by a physician-owned hospital or other group challenging those provisions, says Lindsey Birdsong, attorney for plaintiffs Physician Hospitals of America and Texas Spine and Joint Hospital. The suit names as a defendant Kathleen Sebelius, in her official capacity as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
June 07, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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A suit filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Tyler challenges provisions in the new health care reform law that place new restrictions on physician-owned hospitals.
“This is the only suit we are aware of by any physician-owned hospital or other group challenging this provision of the law,” says Lindsey Birdsong, attorney for plaintiffs Physician Hospitals of America and Texas Spine and Joint Hospital.
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