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RESEARCH Act of 2020

Introduced: January 30, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Jan 30, 2020
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Research Empirical Solutions to End Ambulance Reversals from Closed Hospitals Act of 2020 or the RESEARCH Act of 2020

This bill requires certain reporting and research activities related to ambulance diversions (i.e., temporary closures of a hospital emergency department to incoming ambulances).

Specifically, Medicare-participating hospitals that divert ambulances from their emergency departments must report to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on (1) the length of the diversion, (2) the reason for the diversion, and (3) the number of ambulance calls turned away while the diversion was in effect. Hospitals that comply with the reporting requirements receive increased Medicare payments until 2024. Beginning in 2025, hospitals that fail to report receive reduced Medicare payments.

In addition, the National Academy of Medicine must conduct a study and provide recommendations to mitigate the occurrence of ambulance diversions and improve the health and safety of patients affected by ambulance diversions.

What's happening now January 30, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 11, 2020
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 30, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 30, 2020
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5727: RESEARCH Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5727/
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"H.R. 5727: RESEARCH Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5727/.
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H.R. 5727, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5727/.
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[H.R. 5727: RESEARCH Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5727/)
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