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This bill, known as the Health ACCESS Act, amends Section 1128B of the Social Security Act to create legal protections and guidelines for web-based health information service platforms. The bill defines an "information service" as a web platform that helps consumers search and book appointments with healthcare providers, and establishes specific rules for how these platforms can operate without violating anti-kickback regulations. Key provisions include prohibiting information service providers from steering consumers to specific providers based on payment, preventing them from providing medical advice or guaranteeing treatments, and ensuring they cannot share consumer contact information without consent. The bill requires that any compensation paid to these platforms must be at fair market value, predetermined in writing, and not based on the value of services provided. Additionally, platforms must disclose financial arrangements with providers, use objective criteria for listing providers, and provide information to consumers based on consumer-centric, non-biased criteria. The goal is to create a transparent, consumer-friendly system for finding and scheduling healthcare services while preventing potential conflicts of interest or predatory marketing practices.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6100/all-info