HR 7140
118th Congress
House
Health
Mental Health Transparency Act
Introduced: January 30, 2024
Introduced by:
Horsford, Steven
Democratic
· Nevada
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 30, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 30, 2024
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Mental Health Transparency Act
This bill requires private health insurance plans to publish information about the number and percentage of behavioral health care and substance use disorder treatment providers located in the service area of the plan that are in-network.
Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish designations to reflect the breadth of in-network coverage for each type of provider in a service area.
HHS also must publish specified information about each behavioral health care and substance use disorder treatment provider in the country, including the location of each provider and the services each provider furnishes.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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