To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to disclose the percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to disclose the percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Finance.
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 H3A3E88A662534B529C7D924A8810B3BE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mental Health Transparency Act.
- Section H661710C7E496412DB25A05CBACF0E5B8: 2. Requiring disclosure of percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types Part D of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C....
- Section H0BC08CCF303C485092F03BEADBA8597C: 2799A–11. Required disclosure of percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering...
- Section HEF085DA16EC344E096F5B3E1B513EC47: 726. Required disclosure of percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group...
- Section H3E8E39FFD25D497D9C1BA3E86B95427C: 9826. Required disclosure of percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types A group health plan shall, along with any summary of benefits...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to disclose the percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to disclose the percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types, and for other purposes., 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
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Horsford introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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