118th Congress Health
H.R. 3068: Equal Health Care for All Act
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Summary
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.
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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 exclude providers that furnish inequitable health care from its programs.
The bill also establishes (1) the Federal Health Equity Commission to monitor implementation of the bill, and (2) grants for hospitals to promote equitable health care.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Cori Bush D-MOOriginal
- Shontel Brown D-OHOriginal
- Yvette Clarke D-NYOriginal
- Raúl Grijalva D-AZOriginal
- Henry Johnson D-GAOriginal
- Barbara Lee D-CAOriginal
- Kevin Mullin D-CAOriginal
- Jerrold Nadler D-NYOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Donald Payne D-NJOriginal
- Mike Quigley D-ILOriginal
- Adam Smith D-WAOriginal
- Terri Sewell D-ALOriginal
- Mary Scanlon D-PAOriginal
- Bennie Thompson D-MSOriginal
- Mark Takano D-CAOriginal
- Nydia Velázquez D-NYOriginal
- Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJOriginal
- Jamaal Bowman D-NY
- André Carson D-IN
- Jasmine Crockett D-TX
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History
- Introduced in the House by Adam Schiff.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- 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.