Hospital Price Reporting and Disclosure Act of 2007
Latest action · Jan 17, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 17, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hospital Price Reporting and Disclosure Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require a hospital or ambulatory surgical center to: (1) report data to the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the frequency of performing certain services and administering certain drugs and the charge by the hospital or center for such services or drugs; and (2) prominently post such information at each admission site. Requires the Secretary to: (1) publicly post such information in a manner that promotes charge comparisons among hospitals and centers; and (2) select which services or drugs are to be reported based on how frequently each service is performed or each drug is administered.
Allows the Secretary to impose a civil monetary penalty for violations of this Act.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 14, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Apr 14, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2008Introduced in House
- Jan 17, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Jan 17, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative procedure
- Ambulatory care
- Commerce
- Consumer education
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drugs
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Health
- Hospital care
- Hospital rates
- Hospitals
- Law
- Medical records
- Medical statistics
- Prescription pricing
- Surgery
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2008Introduced in House
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