H.R. 8098 · 116th Congress

Hospital Competition Act of 2020

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Jim Banks
Introduced
2020-08-25
Latest action
2020-08-25 · Introduced in House

Summary

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.