Fair Care Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-8527| House
| Updated: 10/2/2020
Bruce Westerman
Republican Representative
Arkansas
Cosponsors (4)
Committees (9)
• Committee on House Administration• Ways and Means Committee• Rules Committee• Judiciary Committee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee• Budget Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Fair Care Act of 2020 This bill addresses the health care system, including Medicare, Medicaid, the private health insurance market, and the prescription drug approval process. The bill also revises tax provisions related to certain health care costs and establishes requirements for lawsuits involving health care provided, at least in part, through a federal program or with federal funds.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Rules, the Budget, and Armed Services, 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.
Health
AbortionAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdvisory bodiesAgingAlternative treatmentsAppropriationsBank accounts, deposits, capitalBiological and life sciencesBusiness recordsCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild healthChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightConsumer affairsContracts and agencyCriminal procedure and sentencingDental careDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and health-based discriminationDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Fraud offenses and financial crimesGeneticsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careHospital careImmunology and vaccinationIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax ratesInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesInsurance industry and regulationIntellectual propertyIntergovernmental relationsJudicial review and appealsLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMarketing and advertisingMedicaidMedical educationMedical ethicsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMental healthMinority healthPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingRetail and wholesale tradesRight of privacyRural conditions and developmentSales and excise taxesState and local financeState and local government operationsState and local taxationTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizationsTelephone and wireless communicationUser charges and feesWomen's health
Fair Care Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-8527| House
| Updated: 10/2/2020
Fair Care Act of 2020 This bill addresses the health care system, including Medicare, Medicaid, the private health insurance market, and the prescription drug approval process. The bill also revises tax provisions related to certain health care costs and establishes requirements for lawsuits involving health care provided, at least in part, through a federal program or with federal funds.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Rules, the Budget, and Armed Services, 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.
Bruce Westerman
Republican Representative
Arkansas
Cosponsors (4)
Committees (9)
• Committee on House Administration• Ways and Means Committee• Rules Committee• Judiciary Committee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee• Budget Committee
Health
Related Bills
- HR 116-1332: Fair Care Act of 2019
- HR 116-3062: Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
- HR 116-1035: Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act
- HR 116-4850: Biologic Patent Transparency Act
- HR 116-5304: PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act
- HR 116-4159: Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019
- HR 116-803: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
- S 116-657: A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits.
- S 116-1125: Protect Act
- HR 116-5668: MODERN Labeling Act of 2020
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AbortionAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdvisory bodiesAgingAlternative treatmentsAppropriationsBank accounts, deposits, capitalBiological and life sciencesBusiness recordsCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild healthChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightConsumer affairsContracts and agencyCriminal procedure and sentencingDental careDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and health-based discriminationDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Fraud offenses and financial crimesGeneticsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careHospital careImmunology and vaccinationIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax ratesInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesInsurance industry and regulationIntellectual propertyIntergovernmental relationsJudicial review and appealsLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMarketing and advertisingMedicaidMedical educationMedical ethicsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMental healthMinority healthPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingRetail and wholesale tradesRight of privacyRural conditions and developmentSales and excise taxesState and local financeState and local government operationsState and local taxationTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizationsTelephone and wireless communicationUser charges and feesWomen's health