US HB5497 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 16 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 16 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to report to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): (1) the frequency of certain treatment episodes for the most frequently treated conditions in each setting, (2) the total number of such treatment episodes, and (3) the average charge for the insured and uninsured for such a treatment episode. HHS must publish on its website: (1) such information in a manner that promotes charge comparisons among hospitals and among ambulatory surgical centers, and (2) a link to other consumer quality information maintained on an HHS or Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services website. Hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers must post prominently at each admission site a notice of the availability of such data. Civil penalties are authorized for violations of this bill.
Title
Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2016
Sponsors
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-06-16 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2016-06-16 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Government information and archives
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Surgery and anesthesia
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Government information and archives
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Surgery and anesthesia
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5497/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5497/BILLS-114hr5497ih.pdf |