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H.R. 8527 116th Congress House

Fair Care Act of 2020

Official title: To address the high costs of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 2, 2020 Introduced by: Bruce Westerman Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Oct 2, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Rules, the Budget, and Armed Services, 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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 Latest action October 2, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Rules, the Budget, and Armed Services, 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

Fair Care Act of 2020

This bill addresses the health care system, including Medicare, Medicaid, the private health insurance market, and the prescription drug approval process. The bill also revises tax provisions related to certain health care costs and establishes requirements for lawsuits involving health care provided, at least in part, through a federal program or with federal funds.

 Related & companion bills 28
  • S 4796 Identical bill Fair Care Act of 2020
  • HR 803 Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
  • HR 1035 Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act
  • HR 1332 Fair Care Act of 2019
  • HR 1418 Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020
  • HR 2038 State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019
  • HR 3062 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019
  • HR 3379 PRICED Act
  • HR 3708 Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2019
  • HR 4159 Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019
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  • HR 4400 Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2019
  • HR 4850 Biologic Patent Transparency Act
  • HR 4932 CONNECT for Health Act of 2019
  • HR 5201 Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2020
  • HR 5304 PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act
  • HR 5668 MODERN Labeling Act of 2020
  • HR 6005 Know the Price Act
  • HR 7676 Health Care PRICE Transparency Act
  • HR 8098 Hospital Competition Act of 2020
  • HR 8473 Family First Medisave Empowerment Act
  • S 350 Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019
  • S 657 A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription dru…
  • S 659 Biologic Patent Transparency Act
  • S 1125 Protect Act
  • S 2741 CONNECT for Health Act of 2019
  • S 2999 Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2019
  • S 4106 Health Care PRICE Transparency Act
  • S 4675 Protect Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 9
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Nov 16, 2020
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Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Oct 2, 2020
Riggleman, Denver
· Oct 2, 2020
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Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Oct 2, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8527: Fair Care Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8527/
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"H.R. 8527: Fair Care Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8527/.
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