HR 4808
115th Congress
House
Health
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Inflation and prices
Retail and wholesale trades
Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2018
Introduced: January 16, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 16, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 16, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2018
This 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. The entities must disclose all prices, including wholesale, retail, and discounted prices, that are accepted as payment in full for products and services furnished to individual consumers.
The Department of Health and Human Services may investigate and impose civil penalties on entities that fail to comply with this requirement.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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