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Reducing Costs for Out-of-Network Services Act of 2018

Introduced: October 3, 2018 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Oct 3, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 3, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Reducing Costs for Out-of-Network Services Act of 2018

This bill prohibits health insurers and providers from charging individuals who have health insurance above a certain rate for out-of-network services; providers may also not charge uninsured individuals above a certain rate. States must select the applicable rates from specified options.

What's happening now October 3, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 3, 2018
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Oct 3, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3541: Reducing Costs for Out-of-Network Services Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3541/
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"S. 3541: Reducing Costs for Out-of-Network Services Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3541/.
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S. 3541, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3541/.
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