House Bill 5916
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 14, 2020
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
5916
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020
This bill requires health care providers to publicly disclose, on the internet and in print, the purchase price of offered products and services.
February 14, 2020
02/14/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
02/14/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:42 PM