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HR 7084 115th Congress House

Hospital Competition Act of 2018

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase hospital competition, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 29, 2018 Introduced by: Banks, Jim Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
Health Advisory bodiesCompetition and antitrustComputers and information technologyGovernment studies and investigations
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Nov 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Oct 25, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 23, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.
Oct 23, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 15, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hospital Competition Act of 2018

This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to hospital costs, payments, and infrastructure, including a requirement for hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to publish the prices charged for specified services that are highly utilized.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Nov 29, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7084: Hospital Competition Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7084/
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"H.R. 7084: Hospital Competition Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7084/.
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H.R. 7084, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7084/.
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