S 1497
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Inflation and prices
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Telephone and wireless communication
Health Care Price Check Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 15, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Health Care Price Check Act of 2019
This bill requires Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors, and private health insurers to have a toll-free phone number and website through which enrollees may obtain certain health insurance information. Among other items, the phone number and website must provide information relating to cost-sharing requirements, the quality of covered items and services, and out-of-network providers, as applicable.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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