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Patients Right to Know Act of 2013

Introduced: July 10, 2013 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patients Right to Know Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require health plans to include in their annual summary of benefits and coverage explanations: (1) the annual fee on health insurance providers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (2) the annual fees imposed on health insurance policies, (3) required contributions by health plans to the reinsurance program, (4) user fees on health plans participating in health insurance exchanges, (5) payments by health plans whose costs are lower than the target amount (premiums collected minus administrative costs), and (6) charges assessed by states on health plans whose enrollees have a lower actuarial risk than the average actuarial risk of all enrollees in a state. Allows such costs to be calculated separately for individual, small group, or large group markets.

Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the methods of calculating the impact on average premium costs associated with: (1) guaranteed issuance of coverage and community rated premiums, (2) limitations on age rating, (3) required coverage of women's preventive services, and (4) the requirement that plans cover at least 60% of the actuarial value of essential health benefits.

What's happening now March 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1205: Patients Right to Know Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1205/
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"H.R. 1205: Patients Right to Know Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1205/.
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H.R. 1205, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1205/.
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