H.R. 3502
116th Congress
House
Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act
Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and title XI of the Social Security Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices, and for other purposes.
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Became law
Jun 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 26, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5176)
Jun 26, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act
This bill makes a series of changes relating to health care costs and billing practices.
Among other things, the bill
- applies in-network cost-sharing requirements to certain emergency and related non-emergency services that are provided out-of-network;
- requires health insurers to include in-network and out-of-network deductibles, as well as out-of-pocket maximum limitations, on enrollee insurance cards;
- requires health insurers to provide online and print directories of in-network health care providers; and
- prohibits health care providers from billing individuals for services more than a year after such services are provided.
Bill text
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Cosponsors
90
Pence, Greg
R
Williams, Roger
D
Adams, Alma S.
D
Beatty, Joyce
R
Rose, John W.
R
Steube, W. Gregory
R
McCaul, Michael T.
R
Webster, Daniel
D
Correa, J. Luis
D
Neguse, Joe
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
R
Grothman, Glenn
LANGEVIN, JAMES
R
Murphy, Gregory F.
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
R
Schweikert, David
Hice, Jody
R
Johnson, Dusty
Perlmutter, Ed
R
Van Drew, Jefferson
R
Amodei, Mark E.
R
Barr, Andy
R
Crenshaw, Dan
D
Davids, Sharice
R
Gooden, Lance
D
Meng, Grace
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Nadler, Jerrold
R
Carter, John R.
R
Gosar, Paul A.
Marchant, Kenny
D
Sherman, Brad
R
Wagner, Ann
D
Stevens, Haley M.
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Mitchell, Paul
CHABOT, STEVE
D
Stanton, Greg
Abraham, Ralph
R
Allen, Rick W.
R
Babin, Brian
D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Hagedorn, Jim
Hartzler, Vicky
Holding, George
JOHNSON, EDDIE
D
McBath, Lucy
R
Meuser, Daniel
R
Norman, Ralph
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