# 119-hr-10444: Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act of 2026

119-hr-10444, Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10444
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## Summary

**Stops corporate control of physician practices.** This bill would ban non‑licensee ownership and curb management firms that interfere with clinicians, aiming to keep medical decisions with licensed providers. - Licensees and patients: Would block most non‑compete, non‑disclosure, and non‑disparagement terms for clinicians and allow a narrow non‑compete only if the clinician owns at least 25 percent. It would require practice owners to be licensed, physically present in the State where care is delivered, and substantially engaged in providing medical care, and it bars employer interference in clinical decisions like time with patients, admission status, referrals, coding, and scope of orders. - MSOs and corporate owners: Would bar entities that are not majority‑owned and controlled by licensees from owning or controlling medical practices, employing licensees, or exercising de facto control. Management services organizations would be forbidden from controlling hiring, staffing, revenue distribution, billing or pricing, serving as directors, acquiring ownership, or advertising professional services under a non‑practice name, and MSO contracts must be arm's‑length and paid at fair market value as set by the Federal Trade Commission. - Enforcement and remedies: Would let the Federal Trade Commission use its unfair or deceptive acts or practices authority to enforce the rules, add an enforcement cross‑reference in the Social Security Act for MSO violations, and preserve private suits and state attorney general actions that can seek treble damages, attorney fees, divestiture, and disgorgement. The requirements would take effect one year after enactment.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban most clinician non‑competes: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would make non‑compete clauses and most non‑disclosure or non‑disparagement agreements between clinicians and practices unlawful and void. A non‑compete would be valid only if the clinician owns at least 25 percent of the practice. The ban would not eliminate other legal claims…
- Stronger enforcement and lawsuits: benefit, medium. The bill would let the Federal Trade Commission treat violations as unfair or deceptive acts, make rules, and use its enforcement powers, including against some nonprofits. It would let people harmed sue for treble damages, attorney fees, and other relief, and it would let State attorneys general s…
- No corporate ownership of practices: mixed, medium. This bill would make it unlawful for companies that are not majority‑owned and controlled by licensed clinicians to own or control medical practices. It would define key terms like "medical practice," "licensee," and "management services organization," and it would stop MSOs from exerting de facto…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10444 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10444)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10444 (as of 2026-10-30).