Mental Health Transparency Act
Latest action · Sep 20, 2022 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.
- IntroducedSep 19, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mental Health Transparency Act
This bill requires private health insurance plans to publish information about the number and percentage of behavioral health care and substance use disorder treatment providers located in the service area of the plan that are in-network. Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must establish designations to reflect the breadth of in-network coverage for each type of provider in a service area.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 19, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | Sep 19, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 19, 2022Introduced in House
- Sep 19, 2022Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2022Introduced in House
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