US S4106

Bill

Health Care PRICE Transparency Act Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act

Introduced
06/30/2020

In Committee
06/30/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

Health Care PRICE Transparency Act Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act

AI Summary

This bill, the Health Care PRICE Transparency Act (or the Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act), amends the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals to publicly disclose their standard charges, including chargemaster rates, negotiated rates with third-party payers, and discounted cash prices, in a machine-readable format through open application programming interfaces (APIs). The bill also requires health insurance plans to provide enrollees with information on the specific negotiated payment rates between the plan and healthcare providers for all covered items and services, as well as aggregate information on payments made to out-of-network providers on behalf of plan enrollees. The goal of this legislation is to improve price transparency in the healthcare system, enabling consumers to make more informed decisions about their healthcare purchases.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (12)

Mike Braun (R)*, John Barrasso (R), Bill Cassidy (R), Susan Collins (R), Michael Enzi (R), Joni Ernst (R), Chuck Grassley (R), John Neely Kennedy (R), Kelly Loeffler (R), David Perdue (R), Dan Sullivan (R), Thom Tillis (R),

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 06/30/2020)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4106/all-info

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4106/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4106/BILLS-116s4106is.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4106/BILLS-116s4106is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR7676	Health Care PRICE Transparency Act Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Same As
HR8527	Fair Care Act of 2020	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Rules, the Budget, and Armed Services, 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.	Related
S4537	RECOVERY Act Reinvigorating the Economy, Creating Opportunity for every Vocation, Employer, Retiree & Youth Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Related
S4796	Fair Care Act of 2020	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Related

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