HR4822-118

Introduced

To improve price transparency with respect to certain health care services, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 24, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To improve price transparency with respect to certain health care services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Technology.

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 HD63C7DC9F31F4F1E8085C9E71C4FC797: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section H7F7D0A99DCAF460B93921E5980559278: 101. Requiring certain facilities under the Medicare program to disclose certain information relating to charges and prices Part E of title XVIII of the Social...
  • Section H8FADC3E913EB4DC794B41F6955931BED: 1899C. Health care provider price transparency Beginning January 1, 2026, each specified hospital (as defined in paragraph (6)) that receives payment under...
  • Section H2031E9C47C714A13B03BE47819967FF8: 102. Promoting group health plan price transparency Section 9819 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26. U.S.C. 9816) is amended to read as follows:...
  • Section H4F05537B096E4A529D3B0E2C89798784: 9819. Price transparency requirements For plan years beginning on or after the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Health Care Price...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To improve price transparency with respect to certain health care services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, To improve price transparency with respect to certain health care services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 24, 2023

Mr. Smith of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Government Operations Technology
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

3 terms
"specified OPD services" §H3865E237853643C7B59E027BCBF320F1

covered OPD services assigned to a designated ambulatory payment classification group. Section 1833(t)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(12)) is amended— in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end

"gross charge" §H7F7D0A99DCAF460B93921E5980559278

the charge for an individual item or service that is reflected on a specified surgical center’s chargemaster, absent any discounts.(D)Group health plan

"off-campus outpatient department of a provider" §H8CA1EE227D8A47F1B2A2E350E0BF4C1A

a department of a provider (as defined in section 413.65 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation) that is not located— on the campus (as defined in such section) of such provider

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