Hospital and ASC Price Transparency Act of 2023
Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act or the Health Care PRICE Transparency Act This bill provides statutory authority for requirements for hospitals and health insurance plans to disclose certain information about the costs for items and services. Specifically, hospitals must publish in their list of standard charges certain rates negotiated with insurers, discounts for cash payments, and billing codes. Further, hospitals generally must publish the standard charges for the services provided by the hospital that may be scheduled in advance. Additionally, insurance plans must publish the in-network and out-of-network charges for covered items and services and the negotiated prices for covered prescription drugs. Plans must provide a tool for consumers to search for this cost information. Consumers also may request additional information about the costs of specific items or services under their plans.
Health Care PRICE Transparency Act Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act
HOSPITAL PRICE TRANSPARENCY
Hospitals - Price Transparency - Requirements and Fund
Hospitals; requiring facilities to make public certain price transparency information; directing certain compliance monitoring and actions for noncompliance. Effective date.
Transparent PRICE Act Transparent Prices Required to Inform Consumer and Employers Act
Prohibits money judgments arising from non-payment of facility items and services by a patient or patient guarantor that is brought by a facility; prohibits the enforcement of arbitration agreements or clauses with respect to non-payment of facility items and services by a patient or patient guarantor; relates to the collection of medical debt; requires transparency in hospital pricing.