Ban the corporate practice of medicine by prohibiting private equity funds, insurance companies, and other for-profit corporations from owning or controlling medical practices.

The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act ensures health care decisions are made by physicians—not private equity firms, insurance companies, or other corporate actors. The legislation: Bans the corporate practice of medicine by making it illegal for private equity funds, insurance companies, and other for-profit corporations to own or control medical practices; Closes the “friendly physician” loophole that has allowed investor-backed corporations to evade state-level bans on the corporate practice of medicine and control medical practices through MSOs;

Hoyle's office announced she co-introduced legislation that would ban corporate ownership or control of medical practices and close loopholes used by investor-backed corporations.

Warren, Hoyle, Wyden, Merkley, Ocasio-Cortez, Subramanyam Introduce Bill to Ban the Corporate Practice of Medicine | Congresswoman Val Hoyle
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Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Representatives Val Hoyle (D-Ore.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), and Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.), introduced the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act to ban the corporate practice of medicine.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Hoyle joined introduction of federal legislation aimed at the promised ban, but introduction is an attempt rather than enactment.

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Warren, Hoyle, Wyden, Merkley, Ocasio-Cortez, Subramanyam Introduce Bill to Ban the Corporate Practice of Medicine | Congresswoman Val Hoyle
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Bans the corporate practice of medicine by making it illegal for private equity funds, insurance companies, and other for-profit corporations to own or control medical practices;

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official Hoyle release states the bill’s operative policy matches the commitment: barring private equity, insurers, and for-profit corporations from owning or controlling medical practices.

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Warren, Hoyle, Wyden, Merkley, Ocasio-Cortez, Subramanyam Introduce Bill to Ban the Corporate Practice of Medicine | Congresswoman Val Hoyle
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it shall be unlawful for any partnership or corporate entity, such as a professional corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, that is not majority-owned and controlled by 1 or more licensees to— (A) own or control, in whole or in part, a medical practice;

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text contains a proposed prohibition on corporate ownership or control of medical practices unless majority-owned and controlled by licensed professionals.

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Stop-Corporate-Takeovers-of-Physicians-Act-for-circ.-2026.pdf
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Sponsor: Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (Introduced 09/17/2025) Committees: House - Judiciary; Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 09/17/2025 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Hoyle previously sponsored a narrower related effort, the POP Act, but Congress.gov shows it remained at introduction/referral status rather than becoming law.

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H.R.5433 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): POP Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The Patients Over Profits Act prevents large insurance companies and their subsidiaries, such as UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary Optum, from buying up clinics.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The earlier Hoyle-sponsored POP Act addressed the insurance-company ownership piece of the promise, but did not itself document enacted delivery of the broader corporate-practice ban.

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Hoyle, Merkley, Warren, Ryan, Jayapal Introduce New Bill to Crack Down on Health Insurers Buying up Clinics Across the U.S. | Congresswoman Val Hoyle
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