3.0.0 1326 2022-11-15T16:34:29Z 2022-11-15T16:34:29Z House H HR 2013-03-21 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BURGESS:H.R. 1326.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The attached bill is constitutional under Article I,Section 8, Clause 3: ``To regulate Commerce with foreignNations, and among the several States, and with the IndianTribes' as well as Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: ``TheCongress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties,Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for thecommon Defence and general Welfare of the United States; butall Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughoutthe United States.''[Page H1826]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-03-22T19:58:39Z Referred to 2013-03-21T13:00:39Z 2013-03-22 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-03-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-03-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-03-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 N G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2013-03-21 True C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2013-03-21 True C001075 Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6] Bill Cassidy R LA 6 2013-04-16 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2013-09-18 False Health Consumer affairs Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health information and medical records Hospital care Medicaid Health 00 2013-03-21 Introduced in House 2013-04-23T16:00:21Z Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid plans to provide that the state will establish and maintain laws to require disclosure of information on hospital charges, to make such information available to the public, and to provide individuals with information about estimated out-of-pocket costs for health care services.

Directs the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to research and report to Congress on: (1) the types of information on the charges and out-of-pocket costs for health care services that individuals find useful in making decisions about where, when, and from whom to receive care; (2) how such types of information vary by whether they have health benefits coverage, and what kinds; and (3) ways in which such information may be available on a timely basis and in easy-to-understand form to individuals facing such decisions.

]]> Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013 Display Title Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for increased price transparency of hospital information and to provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs. Introduced in House 2013-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1326ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1326ih.xml 2013-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.