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Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act

Introduced: May 21, 2019 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act

This bill requires the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury to (1) cooperatively issue regulations to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to annually disclose the analyses performed to ensure compliance with mental health parity laws, and (2) conduct annual random audits of group health plans and health insurance issuers to determine compliance. (Mental health parity laws prohibit health insurance plans that cover mental health and substance use disorder services from imposing less favorable limitations on those benefits than are placed on medical and surgical benefits under that plan.)

Additionally, HHS must establish a consumer parity unit: (1) to facilitate the collection of, monitoring of, and response to consumer complaints; and (2) to provide consumers information about the disclosure requirements and enforcement of the mental health parity laws.

What's happening now May 21, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2874 Identical bill Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 13 Independent 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 11, 2019
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 21, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 21, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 21, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 21, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 21, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 21, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 21, 2019
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 21, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 21, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 21, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 21, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 21, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 21, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1576: Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1576/
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"S. 1576: Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1576/.
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S. 1576, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1576/.
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