3.0.0 2853 2023-01-11T13:24:28Z 2023-01-11T13:24:28Z House H HR 2013-07-30 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LIPINSKI:H.R. 2853.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution ofthe United States grants the Congress the power to enact thislaw.[Page H5174]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-08-02T16:27:57Z Referred to 2013-07-30T16:02:15Z 2013-08-02 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 N M001190 Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] Markwayne Mullin R OK 2 2013-07-30 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2013-07-30 True M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2013-07-30 True P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2013-07-30 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2013-07-30 True Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Department of Health and Human Services Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Home and outpatient care Hospital care Surgery and anesthesia Health 00 2013-07-30 Introduced in House 2013-10-18T20:38:11Z Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require a hospital or ambulatory surgical center to report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding: (1) the frequency of occurrence of certain treatment episodes for the most frequently treated conditions or diseases in each setting, (2) the total number of treatment episodes for which care was furnished by the hospital or center, and (3) the insured and uninsured average charge by the hospital or center for such treatment episode. 

Requires the Secretary to post promptly on the HHS website: (1) such information in a manner that promotes charge comparisons among hospitals and among ambulatory surgical centers, and (2) an appropriate link to other consumer quality information maintained on such site or a site maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Requires a hospital and an ambulatory surgical center to post prominently at each admission site a notice of the availability of such data.

Authorizes civil penalties for violations of this Act.

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