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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)][House][Pages H1949-H1950]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. SPARTZ:H.R. 2857.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution[[Page H1950]]The single subject of this legislation is:To direct the Assistant Secretary for Planning andEvaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services toconduct an annual study on health care competition andconsolidation at the State level.</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Measuring State Healthcare Freedom Act</strong></p> <p>This bill temporarily requires studies on licensing of health care professionals, mergers and acquisitions of health care entities (e.g., hospitals and health insurance companies), and other matters affecting health care competition and consolidation at the state level.</p> <p>For 10 years following the bill's enactment, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation within the Department of Health and Human Services must annually carry out the studies. The office must consult with the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission on the studies.</p>]]></text>
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