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House Bill 1409
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 27, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 27, 2019
Latest Action
Mar 1, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1409
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Ed Perlmutter
Colorado
Democrat
Norma Torres
California
Democrat
Jason Crow
Colorado
Democrat
Joe Neguse
Colorado
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Illinois
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Maryland
Democrat
Jim McGovern
Massachusetts
Republican
Vicky Hartzler
Missouri
Republican
Mike Gallagher
Wisconsin
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
February 27, 2019
Related Bills (1)
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in Senate
3
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3318
Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (4)
03/01/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
02/27/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
02/27/2019
Referred 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.
02/27/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:47:42 PM
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