S-4796 : Still Just a Bill

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.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-10-05IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
2020-10-05IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
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Policy Area :

Health
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  • Abortion
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Administrative remedies
  • Advisory bodies
  • Aging
  • Alternative treatments
  • Appropriations
  • Bank accounts, deposits, capital
  • Biological and life sciences
  • Business records
  • Cancer
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Child health
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Competition and antitrust
  • Congressional oversight
  • Consumer affairs
  • Contracts and agency
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Dental care
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Disability and health-based discrimination
  • Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Genetics
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Government trust funds
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health care quality
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health personnel
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Hospital care
  • Immunology and vaccination
  • Income tax credits
  • Income tax deductions
  • Income tax rates
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Inflation and prices
  • Insurance industry and regulation
  • Intellectual property
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Medicaid
  • Medical education
  • Medical ethics
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Medicare
  • Mental health
  • Minority health
  • Prescription drugs
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Research administration and funding
  • Retail and wholesale trades
  • Right of privacy
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Sales and excise taxes
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations
  • State and local taxation
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
  • Tax-exempt organizations
  • Telephone and wireless communication
  • User charges and fees
  • Women's health

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