US HB5817 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require health plans to provide to participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees an advanced explanation of benefits with respect to items and services scheduled to be received from providers and facilities and to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require health care providers and health care facilities to provide good faith estimates of the expected charges for furnishing such items and services.
Title
Fair and Honest Advance Cost Estimate for Patients Act of 2020
Sponsors
Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA] | Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-02-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2020-02-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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. |
2020-02-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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. |
2020-02-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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. |
2020-02-07 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB5826 (Related) 2020-02-12 - Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subjects
Consumer affairs
Employee benefits and pensions
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Employee benefits and pensions
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5817/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5817/BILLS-116hr5817ih.pdf |