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HR 1326 113th Congress House

Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for increased price transparency of hospital information and to provide for additional research on con… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for increased price transparency of hospital information and to provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs.

Introduced: April 16, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Consumer affairsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical records
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Hospital careMedicaid
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.
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Became law
Mar 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 21, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013 - 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1326: Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1326/
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"H.R. 1326: Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1326/.
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H.R. 1326, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1326/.
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