POP Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5433 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5433 To prohibit health insurance issuers and certain health care providers under Medicare from being under common ownership, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2025 Ms. Hoyle of Oregon (for herself, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Jayapal, and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit health insurance issuers and certain health care providers under Medicare from being under common ownership, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Patients Over Profit Act'' or the ``POP Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON COMMON OWNERSHIP OF HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS AND CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS UNDER MEDICARE. (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person to both-- (1) directly or indirectly own, operate, or control the whole or any part of an applicable provider or a management services organization that has a management services agreement with an applicable provider; and (2) directly or indirectly own, operate, or control the whole or any part of a health insurance issuer. (b) Divestment.--Any person in violation of subsection (a) shall divest either the applicable provider (or, if applicable, the management services organization) or the health insurance issuer of such person-- (1) in the cas