US S4796

Bill

Fair Care Act of 2020

Introduced
10/05/2020

In Committee
10/05/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to address the high costs of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage in the United States, and for other purposes. function setCookieAndRedirect(event)

AI Summary

Here is a summary of the key provisions of the Fair Care Act of 2020 in a single paragraph: This bill aims to address high healthcare costs in the U.S. by establishing Medisave accounts that can consolidate various existing health savings accounts, allowing advance premium tax credits to be deposited into them, and requiring new corporations to offer Medisave contributions instead of traditional health insurance. The bill also maintains protections for patients with pre-existing conditions, expands coverage options through association health plans, improves transparency around healthcare pricing and costs, and reforms prescription drug policies to increase competition and access. Additionally, the bill makes changes to Medicare and Medicaid, including revising payment methodologies, eligibility, and benefit structures, as well as expanding coverage of telehealth services.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Mike Braun (R)*,

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 10/05/2020)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4796/all-info

(28 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4796/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4796/BILLS-116s4796is.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4796/BILLS-116s4796is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1035	Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR1332	To address the high costs of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage in the United States, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR1418	Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020	Became Public Law No: 116-327.	Related
HR2038	State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.	Related
HR3062	Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR3379	PRICED Act Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR3708	Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2019	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.	Related
HR4159	Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR4400	Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR4850	Biologic Patent Transparency Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.	Related
HR4932	CONNECT for Health Act of 2019 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR5201	Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2020	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.	Related
HR5304	PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR5668	MODERN Labeling Act of 2020 Making Objective Drug Evidence Revisions for New Labeling Act of 2020	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Related
HR6005	Know the Price Act	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Related
HR7676	Health Care PRICE Transparency Act Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Related
HR803	Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR8098	Hospital Competition Act of 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.	Related
HR8473	Family First Medisave Empowerment Act	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.	Related
HR8527	Fair Care Act of 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.	Same As
S1125	Protect Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Related
S2741	CONNECT for Health Act of 2019 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Related
S2999	Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Related
S350	Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Related
S4106	Health Care PRICE Transparency Act Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Related
S4675	Protect Act	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.	Related
S657	A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Related
S659	Biologic Patent Transparency Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Related

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

HR1035

Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

HR1332

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

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

HR1418

Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020

Became Public Law No: 116-327.

HR2038

State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

HR3062

Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

HR3379

PRICED Act Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

HR3708

Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2019

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

HR4159

Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

HR4400

Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

HR4850

Biologic Patent Transparency Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

HR4932

CONNECT for Health Act of 2019 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

HR5201

Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.

HR5304

PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

HR5668

MODERN Labeling Act of 2020 Making Objective Drug Evidence Revisions for New Labeling Act of 2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HR6005

Know the Price Act

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HR7676

Health Care PRICE Transparency Act Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HR803

Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

HR8098

Hospital Competition Act of 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.

HR8473

Family First Medisave Empowerment Act

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

HR8527

Fair Care Act of 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.

Same As

S1125

Protect Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S2741

CONNECT for Health Act of 2019 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

S2999

Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

S350

Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S4106

Health Care PRICE Transparency Act Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S4675

Protect Act

Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.

S657

A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S659

Biologic Patent Transparency Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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