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HR 3965 116th Congress House

Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for enhancements to requirements for public disclosure of hospital price data.

Introduced: July 25, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Government information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHospital care
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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Became law
Jul 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act

This bill specifies the format that hospitals must disclose the standard charges for items and services by requiring them to submit such charges to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and requiring the CMS to post the charges on its website.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3965: Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3965/
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"H.R. 3965: Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3965/.
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H.R. 3965, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3965/.
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[H.R. 3965: Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3965/)
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