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S. 1451 118th Congress Senate

Healthy Competition for Better Care Act

Official title: A bill to band anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care.

Introduced: May 4, 2023 See on congress.gov
Health Competition and antitrustContracts and agencyGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insurance
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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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May 4, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 4, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 4, 2023

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3120 Identical bill Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
  • S 2840 Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act
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 Lobbying activity 21

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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 4, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1451: Healthy Competition for Better Care Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1451/
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"S. 1451: Healthy Competition for Better Care Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1451/.
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S. 1451, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1451/.
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