Sec. 307. Government Accountability Office study on profit- and revenue-sharing in health care
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to— describe what is known about profit- and revenue-sharing relationships in the commercial health care markets, including those relationships that— involve one or more— physician groups that practice within a hospital included in the profit- or revenue-sharing relationship, or refer patients to such hospital; laboratory, radiology, or pharmacy services that are delivered to privately insured patients of such hospital; surgical services; hospitals or group purchasing organizations; or rehabilitation or physical therapy facilities or services; and include revenue- or profit-sharing whether through a joint venture, management or professional services agreement, or other form of gain-sharing contract; describe Federal oversight of such relationships, including authorities of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Trade Commission to review such relationships and their potential to increase costs for patients, and identify limitations in such oversight; and as appropriate, make recommendations to improve Federal oversight of such relationships.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit a report on the study conducted under subsection
(a)to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.