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S. 2347119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Jul 17, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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This bill would ban unequal health care treatment and let patients file complaints or sue if they believe they were treated worse due to who they are.
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This bill would make it illegal for health care providers to treat patients differently based on race, sex, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Patients could file complaints with a renamed federal office, the Office for Civil Rights and Health Equity, or take their case to court. Starting in 2026, hospitals would be measured and financially scored on how equally they treat different groups of patients.
Patients from minority, low-income, elderly, or other historically underserved groups would gain new legal tools to challenge unequal treatment. Hospitals and doctors that accept Medicare or Medicaid would face new reporting requirements and possible penalties, while hospitals serving large numbers of low-income patients would be first in line for federal grants.
Hospitals that repeatedly provide unequal care could be removed from Medicare and Medicaid, unless doing so would reduce access to care in low-income areas. A new Federal Health Equity Commission would track progress and report to Congress and the President each year on how well health care gaps are being closed.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4458)