To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and
nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing
requirements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Government Operations, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators 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, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id7a06e1cc398c4a78bb8108bcf2b880b1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act.
- Section H4A630710E4F04E2D80DB12DAE2D1384D: 2. Increasing penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements Section 2723(b)(2)(C) of...
- Section HE0F92FB098E3444895118FDB6891AC0D: 3. Additional penalties for late payment or non-payment after IDR entity payment determination Section 2799A–1(c)(6) of the Public Health Service Act (42...
- Section H4A17DD62F59B4A0FA2C8A7AC74D5F769: 4. Transparency reporting requirements Section 2799A–1(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–111(a)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended to read as...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Government Operations, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers, and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Marshall (for himself and Mr. Bennet) 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
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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