To require the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the effects of anticompetitive contracting clauses in contracts between health insurers and health care providers and to determine actions taken by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice relating to the use of such clauses in such contracts and to assess their ability to effectively enforce the Federal antitrust laws with respect to such use.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a reporting req, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 2. GAO study and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 3. Definitions. It relies on compliance mandates, procurement rules, reporting requirements, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Expands a reporting req, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 2. GAO study.
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 3. Definitions.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a reporting req, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 2. GAO study and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 3. Definitions.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill expands a reporting req, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 2. GAO study and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 3. Definitions.
Policy Domains
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Spartz introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a provision in a health care contract that— restricts the ability of a health insurance carrier or a health plan administrator to introduce or modify a tiered network plan or assign health care providers into tiers
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