# 116-hr-8436: Equal Health Care for All Act

116-hr-8436, Equal Health Care for All Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA); status Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5120) (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8436
- Congress: 116
- Title: Equal Health Care for All Act
- Status: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5120)
- Introduced: 2020-09-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Equal Health Care for All Act This bill prohibits discrimination in health care based on race, ethnicity, 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. 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 also exclude providers that furnish inequitable health care from its programs. In addition, the bill establishes the Federal Health Equity Commission to monitor implementation of the bill and establishes a grant program for hospitals to promote equitable health care.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5221: 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-8436 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8436)

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- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
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