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H.R. 8098 116th Congress House

Hospital Competition Act of 2020

Official title: To address hospital consolidation and promote hospital price transparency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 21, 2020 Introduced by: Jim Banks Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
Health Advisory bodiesCivil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversight
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Consumer affairsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHospital careMedicarePrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementRight of privacyState and local financeTax-exempt organizations
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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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Aug 25, 2020
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.
Aug 25, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 25, 2020

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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hospital Competition Act of 2020

This bill provides grants to states to improve hospital infrastructure, addresses anticompetitive mergers and practices by hospital systems, modifies the requirements for publishing the prices of the most common services used in hospitals, provides the Federal Trade Commission with additional oversight authority, and requires the development of a database to inform patients about the cost, quality, and value of their care.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 3062 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
  • HR 6005 Know the Price Act
  • S 1688 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the full disclosure of billing and service information to …
  • S 2860 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
  • S 4796 Fair Care Act of 2020
  • HR 8527 Fair Care Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Sep 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8098: Hospital Competition Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8098/
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"H.R. 8098: Hospital Competition Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8098/.
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H.R. 8098, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8098/.
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