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HR 6281 116th Congress House

Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify and permanently extend the Medicare hospital wage index imputed rural floor.

Introduced: March 13, 2020 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHome and outpatient careHospital careInflation and prices
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
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Mar 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 13, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 13, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020

This bill provides statutory authority for, and extends, a specified methodology used to calculate the minimum Medicare hospital wage index for all-urban states.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3500 Identical bill Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 2
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 13, 2020
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 13, 2020
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Mar 13, 2020
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Mar 13, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Mar 13, 2020
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Mar 13, 2020
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 13, 2020
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 13, 2020
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 13, 2020
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 13, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6281: Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6281/
MLA
"H.R. 6281: Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6281/.
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H.R. 6281, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6281/.
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