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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7292 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to lower barriers to increase 
patient access to health care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2024 
Mr. MOORE of Utah (for himself, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, and 
Mr. PANETTA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, 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 
A BILL 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to lower 
barriers to increase patient access to health care. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Health Accelerating 
Consumer’s Care by Expediting Self-Scheduling Act’’ or 
the ‘‘Health ACCESS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1128B. 
Section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1320a–7b(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by moving the margin of subpara-
graphs (J) and (K) 2 ems to the left; 
(B) in subparagraph (K), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (L), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(M) any remuneration paid by a provider of 
services (as defined in section 1861(u)) or a supplier 
(as defined in section 1861(d)) to an information 
service provider (as defined in paragraph (5)), if— 
‘‘(i) such information service provider does 
not— 
‘‘(I) steer or lead a consumer to select 
a particular provider of services or supplier 
based on the amount a provider of services 
or supplier pays or may pay the informa-
tion service provider; 
‘‘(II) provide, or represent itself as 
providing, any medical items or services, 
diagnostic or counseling services, or assess-
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ments of illness or injury, or make any 
promises of cure or guarantees of treat-
ment; 
‘‘(III) provide contact information re-
garding a consumer (as defined in para-
graph (5)) to providers of services or sup-
pliers, except to the specific provider of 
services or supplier selected by the con-
sumer; 
‘‘(IV) provide or arrange for transpor-
tation of an individual to, or from, the lo-
cation of a provider of services or supplier; 
‘‘(V) provide or arrange for the provi-
sion of any other remuneration to a Fed-
eral health care program beneficiary other 
than the inherent convenience of the infor-
mation service; or 
‘‘(VI) engage in targeted marketing of 
a particular provider of services or supplier 
through phone calls or text messages, with 
respect to consumers or potential con-
sumers who have not previously interacted 
with the information service provider and 
who have not opted out; 
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‘‘(ii) the methodology for determining com-
pensation paid to the information service pro-
vider by a provider of services or supplier is set 
in advance in writing, and the compensation— 
‘‘(I) does not exceed fair market 
value; 
‘‘(II) is for services, specified in writ-
ing; and 
‘‘(III) does not take into account the 
value of any items or services payable in 
whole or in part by a Federal health care 
program that result from recommendations 
by the information service provider for the 
provider of services or supplier; 
‘‘(iii) such information service provider 
clearly discloses the financial arrangement be-
tween it and the providers of services or sup-
pliers participating in such service to con-
sumers; 
‘‘(iv) such information service provider fur-
nishes provider- and supplier-specific informa-
tion to consumers based only on objective, con-
sumer-centric criteria; 
‘‘(v) such information service provider de-
velops objective criteria for participation in such 
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information service and does not exclude any 
providers of services or suppliers who meet such 
criteria from participating therein; and 
‘‘(vi) such information service provider 
meets other conditions that may be determined 
by the Secretary.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of paragraph 
(3)(M): 
‘‘(A) CONSUMER.—The term ‘consumer’ means 
an individual who uses a platform provided by an in-
formation service provider for the purpose of search-
ing providers of services or suppliers. 
‘‘(B) INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDER.—The 
term ‘information service provider’ means any indi-
vidual or entity operating a web-based platform that 
makes information regarding providers of services or 
suppliers available to consumers.’’. 
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