US Congress House Bill 5800 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on May 17 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-05-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2012 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid plans to provide that the state will establish and maintain laws to require disclosure of information on hospital charges, to make such information available to the public, and to provide individuals with information about estimated out-of-pocket costs for health care services. Directs the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to research and report to Congress on: (1) the types of information on the charges and out-of-pocket costs for health care services that individuals find useful in making decisions about where, when, and from whom to receive care; (2) how such types of information vary by whether they have health benefits coverage, and what kinds; and (3) ways in which such information may be available on a timely basis and in easy-to-understand form to individuals facing such decisions.

Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2012

Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]

Rep. John Carter [R-TX]

Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]

Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-05-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2012-05-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HB1219 (Related) 2011-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB3364 (Related) 2011-11-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB1309 (Related) 2011-06-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5800/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr5800/BILLS-112hr5800ih.pdf