S 3139
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Competition and antitrust
Contracts and agency
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
Introduced: November 2, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
This bill generally prohibits agreements between health insurance plans and provider networks that (1) restrict an insurance plan from offering incentives for enrollees to use specific providers, (2) require a plan to enter into additional agreements with an affiliate of the provider network, or (3) require a plan to agree to certain payment rates or other terms with entities that are not a party to the contract.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1