# 116-hr-6281: Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020

116-hr-6281, Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6281
- Congress: 116
- Title: Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-03-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020 This bill provides statutory authority for, and extends, a specified methodology used to calculate the minimum Medicare hospital wage index for all-urban states.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6281 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6281)

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- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6281 (as of 2025-11-18).