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S 1497 116th Congress Senate

Health Care Price Check Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve cost and quality transparency under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2019 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Health Government information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityInflation and prices
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Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMedicarePrescription drugsTelephone and wireless communication
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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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 15, 2019
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 Latest action May 15, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1497: Health Care Price Check Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1497/
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"S. 1497: Health Care Price Check Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1497/.
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S. 1497, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1497/.
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