Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/1/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-02-27Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-02-27Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-27Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-27Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-27Introduced in House
- 2019-02-27Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-27 (00)
Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2019
This bill requires the health care industry to publicly disclose the prices of products and services. Specifically, the bill requires entities that offer or furnish health care related products or services to the public, including health insurers and government agencies, to disclose the price for those products and services at the point of purchase and on the internet. The entities must disclose all prices, including wholesale, retail, and discounted prices, that are accepted as payment in full for products and services furnished to individual consumers.
The Department of Health and Human Services may investigate and impose civil penalties on entities that fail to comply with this requirement.
Cosponsors (9)
- Mike Gallagher (R-WI)
- Norma Torres (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
Subjects
- Child health
- Civil actions and liability
- Consumer affairs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Inflation and prices
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Retail and wholesale trades
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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