Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2013
Latest action · Aug 2, 2013 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.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require a hospital or ambulatory surgical center to report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding: (1) the frequency of occurrence of certain treatment episodes for the most frequently treated conditions or diseases in each setting, (2) the total number of treatment episodes for which care was furnished by the hospital or center, and (3) the insured and uninsured average charge by the hospital or center for such treatment episode.
Requires the Secretary to post promptly on the HHS website: (1) such information in a manner that promotes charge comparisons among hospitals and among ambulatory surgical centers, and (2) an appropriate link to other consumer quality information maintained on such site or a site maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Requires a hospital and an ambulatory surgical center to post prominently at each admission site a notice of the availability of such data.
Authorizes civil penalties for violations of this Act.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 30, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jul 30, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 30, 2013Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2013Introduced in House
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