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H.R. 5688 116th Congress House

Reducing Administrative Costs and Burdens in Health Care Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for grants to enable States to carry out activities to reduce administrative costs and burdens in health care.

Introduced: January 28, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 28, 2020
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 Latest action January 28, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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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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