of such section), and on a public website, make available 
the following information with respect to each type of pro-
vider specified in subsection (b): 
‘‘(1) The number and percentage of providers 
of such type located in the service area of such plan 
or coverage that have a contractual relationship (as 
defined by the Secretary) in effect with such plan or 
coverage for furnishing items and services under 
such plan or coverage, determined in accordance 
with information made available by the Secretary 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) The designation established by the Sec-
retary under subsection (c) corresponding to the per-
centage described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) SPECIFIED PROVIDERS.—For purposes of this 
section, the types of providers and facilities specified in 
this subsection are the following (as defined by the Sec-
retary and broken down by subspecialty as specified by 
the Secretary): 
‘‘(1) Behavioral health care providers and facili-
ties. 
‘‘(2) Substance use disorder treatment pro-
viders and facilities. 
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF DESIGNATIONS OF IN-NET-
WORK PARTICIPATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretaries of Health 
and Human Services and of the Treasury, shall es-
tablish a system of designations (such as ‘high’, ‘me-
dium’, and ‘low’, a star rating, or such other des-
ignation determined appropriate by the Secretary) 
that correspond to ranges of percentages (from 0 to 
100) described in subsection (a)(1) to qualitatively 
reflect the breadth of the networks of group health 
plans and group health insurance coverage with re-
spect to each type of provider specified in subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(2) 
VARIATION
PERMITTED.—Designations 
corresponding to percentage ranges established 
under paragraph (1) may vary by type of service 
area (such as rural or urban), size of service area, 
and other factors determined appropriate by the 
Secretary in consultation with the Secretaries of 
Health and Human Services and of the Treasury. 
‘‘(d) INFORMATION ON PROVIDERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 30, 
2025, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor and of 
the Treasury, shall, based on the information sub-
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mitted under section 2799B–10 of the Public Health 
Service Act, post on a public website a list of each 
specified provider in the country, along with the lo-
cation of each such provider in which such provider 
furnishes items and services and each specialty des-
ignation (if any) of each such provider. The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall update 
the information published under the previous sen-
tence not less frequently than annually. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF GROUP PRACTICES.—For 
purposes of the list described in paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall list each individual health care pro-
vider separately, regardless of whether such provider 
is part of a group practice. 
‘‘(e) SERVICE AREA DEFINITION.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘service area’ means, with respect 
to a group health plan and group health insurance cov-
erage, the area or areas in which in-person participants 
and beneficiaries are covered, as determined by the plan 
or issuer of such coverage in accordance with rules speci-
fied by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretaries 
of Health and Human Services and of the Treasury.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents in section 1 of such Act is amended by in-
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serting after the item relating to section 725 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 726. Required disclosure of percentage of in-network participation for 
certain provider types.’’. 
(c) IRC.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subchapter B of chapter 
100 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 9826. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF PERCENTAGE OF 
IN-NETWORK PARTICIPATION FOR CERTAIN 
PROVIDER TYPES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A group health plan shall, along 
with any summary of benefits and coverage provided 
under section 2715 of the Public Health Service Act (and 
in accordance with the timing and manner specified under 
such section and the implementing regulations of such sec-
tion), and on a public website, make available the following 
information with respect to each type of provider specified 
in subsection (b): 
‘‘(1) The number and percentage of providers 
of such type located in the service area of such plan 
that have a contractual relationship (as defined by 
the Secretary) in effect with such plan for furnishing 
items and services under such plan, determined in 
accordance with information made available by the 
Secretary under subsection (d). 
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‘‘(2) The designation established by the Sec-
retary under subsection (c) corresponding to the per-
centage described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) SPECIFIED PROVIDERS.—For purposes of this 
section, the types of providers and facilities specified in 
this subsection are the following (as defined by the Sec-
retary and broken down by subspecialty as specified by 
the Secretary): 
‘‘(1) Behavioral health care providers and facili-
ties. 
‘‘(2) Substance use disorder treatment pro-
viders and facilities. 
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF DESIGNATIONS OF IN-NET-
WORK PARTICIPATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretaries of Health 
and Human Services and of Labor, shall establish a 
system of designations (such as ‘high’, ‘medium’, 
and ‘low’, a star rating, or such other designation 
determined appropriate by the Secretary) that cor-
respond to ranges of percentages (from 0 to 100) 
described in subsection (a)(1) to qualitatively reflect 
the breadth of the networks of group health plans 
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