US HB3770 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-0)
Status: Introduced on October 20 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 20 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a critical access hospital or other hospital to comply, as a condition of participation in Medicare, with certain requirements related to billing for out-of-network services. With respect to an individual who is seeking services and is enrolled in a government-sponsored health plan such as Medicare or Medicaid, a hospital must provide notice as to: (1) whether the hospital, or any of the providers furnishing services to the individual at the hospital, is not within the health care provider network or otherwise a participating provider with respect to the individual's health care coverage; and (2) if so, the estimated out-of-pocket costs of the services to the individual. At least 24 hours prior to providing those services, the hospital must document that the individual: (1) has been provided with the required notice, and (2) consents to be furnished with the services and charged an amount approximate to the estimate provided. Otherwise, the hospital may not charge the individual more than the individual would have been required to pay if the services had been furnished by an in-network or participating provider. With respect to such an individual who is seeking same-day emergency services, a hospital may not charge more than the individual would be required to pay for such services furnished by an in-network or participating provider.
Title
End Surprise Billing Act of 2015
Sponsors
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] | Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] | Rep. Gene Green [D-TX] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] |
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] |
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA] | Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT] |
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA] | Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] | Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] |
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. James Langevin [D-RI] | Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL] |
Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ] | Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL] |
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-10-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2015-10-20 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2015-10-20 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
2015-10-20 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
2015-10-20 | House | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2015-10-20 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3770/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3770/BILLS-114hr3770ih.pdf |