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This bill aims to repeal specific provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as "Obamacare") and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that modified the Medicare exception to physician referral restrictions for hospitals. Specifically, the bill would eliminate Sections 6001 and 10601 of the Affordable Care Act and Section 1106 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, effectively restoring the previous legal framework for physician referrals to hospitals under Medicare. The proposed legislation would return the law to its state prior to these healthcare reform laws, potentially changing how physicians can refer patients to hospitals and potentially impacting the regulatory environment for medical referrals. By completely repealing these sections, the bill seeks to undo specific healthcare reform provisions that were originally intended to regulate physician self-referral practices and hospital relationships under the Medicare program.

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