To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify and strengthen the application of certain employer-sponsored health plan disclosure requirements.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify and strengthen the application of certain employer-sponsored health plan disclosure requirements., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Labor, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H677F472487B743628638B48BB689CD40: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hidden Fee Disclosure Act of 2023.
- Section H850025FDBCF8412BB5F4A49807971899: 2. Clarification of the application of fee disclosure requirements to covered service providers Clause (ii)(I)(bb) of section 408(b)(2)(B) of the Employee...
- Section HA21CF85B857347CD976CC7695805C268: 3. Strengthening disclosure requirements with respect to pharmacy benefit managers and third party administrators for group health plans Clause (i) of section...
- Section H4A76573ECBBB4DE7BB07E8B95F2D3A44: 4. Implementation Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue notice and comment rulemaking as necessary...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify and strengthen the application of certain employer-sponsored health plan disclosure requirements., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Labor, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify and strengthen the application of certain employer-sponsored health plan disclosure requirements., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Joe Courtney
D-CT | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mr. Courtney (for himself and Mrs. Houchin) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
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