House Bill 4379
116th Congress(2019-2020)
UPDATE Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 18, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4379
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Cynthia Axne
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Under Performing Directories that Affect Treating Emergencies Act or the UPDATE Act
This bill requires qualified health plans to remove from their publicly accessible directory providers that are no longer in the network of the plan.
September 18, 2019
09/19/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
09/18/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
09/18/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:57 PM