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H.R. 5742 117th Congress House

Equitable Health Care for All Act

Official title: To prohibit discrimination in health care and require the provision of equitable health care, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 26, 2021 Introduced by: Adam B. Schiff Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Oct 27, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 26, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Oct 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 27, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Equitable Health Care for All Act

This bill prohibits discrimination in health care based on race, religion, and other characteristics. It also revises reporting requirements, adds equity-related measures to certain Medicare programs, and makes other changes to reduce health disparities.

To enforce the prohibition, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish an administrative process to resolve complaints about inequitable health care. HHS must investigate these complaints and mediate agreements to resolve issues. In the event of noncompliance with a mediated agreement, an aggrieved individual may bring a civil action.

Health care providers must also report data in formats that allow disaggregation by demographic factors. HHS must issue proposed regulations to carry out this requirement within 90 days.

Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must include measures related to equitable health care in the Medicare value-based purchasing program for hospitals. This program provides incentive payments based on quality of care. The CMS may also exclude providers that furnish inequitable health care from its programs.

In addition, the bill establishes the Federal Health Equity Commission to monitor implementation of the bill and establishes a grant program for hospitals to promote equitable health care.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7585 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
  • S 4486 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
  • S 3073 Equal Health Care for All Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 19
Perlmutter, Ed
· May 10, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Feb 7, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 13, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Nov 3, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Nov 1, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Nov 1, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Oct 26, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 26, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Oct 26, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 26, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Oct 26, 2021
Demings, Val
· Oct 26, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 26, 2021
Levin, Andy
· Oct 26, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Oct 26, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 26, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5742: Equitable Health Care for All Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5742/
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