HR 5121 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Healthcare Cost Transparency Act

Introduced Nov 15, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 18, 2019 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.

  1. IntroducedNov 15, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Healthcare Cost Transparency Act

This bill requires health insurance issuers, including those issuing plans to federal employees, to make price comparison guidance available to plan holders. Specifically, issuers must employ staff or provide an online tool to compare a plan holder's cost-sharing responsibility between in-network providers for specific items or services.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 18, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Nov 15, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Nov 15, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 5826Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020Related billFeb 12, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

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  1. Nov 15, 2019Introduced in House

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