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Reducing Administrative Costs and Burdens in Health Care Act of 2020

Introduced: January 28, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Reducing Administrative Costs and Burdens in Health Care Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take a series of actions relating to health care administrative costs. Specifically, HHS must develop a strategy and take associated action to reduce unnecessary costs and administrative burdens in the health care system, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the private health-insurance market, by at least half over a period of 10 years. HHS must also award grants so that states may establish commissions targeting such costs.

What's happening now January 28, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3 Related bill Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
  • S 1260 Related bill Reducing Administrative Costs and Burdens in Health Care Act of 2019
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Jan 28, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5688: Reducing Administrative Costs and Burdens in Health Care Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5688/
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"H.R. 5688: Reducing Administrative Costs and Burdens in Health Care Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5688/.
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