Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3318
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2020-02-13
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records

Consumer affairs

Health care costs and insurance

Health personnel

Health technology, devices, supplies

Inflation and prices

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill requires the health care industry to publicly disclose the prices of products and services. Specifically, the bill requires entities that offer or furnish health care related products or services to the public to disclose the price for those products and services at the point of purchase and on the internet.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3318 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 13, 2020 Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To promote transparency in health care pricing.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020 . 2. Transparency in All Health Care Pricing (a) In general All providers to the public of health care items, products, services, or procedures shall disclose to the public, on a continuous basis, the cash prices for such items, products, services, or procedures in accordance with this section. (b) Manner of disclosure The disclosure required under subsection (a) shall— (1) be made in an open and conspicuous manner; and (2) be made available at the point of purchase, in print, and on the internet.