3.0.0 1895 2022-11-01T13:50:46Z 2022-11-01T13:50:46Z Senate S 2019-06-19 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2019-07-08T22:44:54Z Markup by 2019-06-26T14:30:02Z Referred to 2019-06-19T14:53:33Z CREATES Act of 2019 116 965 HR 2019-05-16 Supplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 116-55, Part III. Related bill CRS Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 116 2011 HR 2019-04-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act 116 2296 HR 2019-09-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 170. Related bill CRS Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019 116 4215 HR 2019-09-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2019 116 4400 HR 2019-09-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS ECHO Act of 2019 116 5199 HR 2019-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act 116 5304 HR 2019-12-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Promoting Better Patient Data Security Act of 2019 116 5386 HR 2019-12-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act 116 192 S 2019-01-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Biologic Patent Transparency Act 116 659 S 2019-03-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 116 1140 S 2019-04-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2019 116 1391 S 2019-05-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS ECHO 2019 Act 116 1618 S 2019-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS VACCINES Act 116 1619 S 2019-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Ensuring Innovation Act 116 1636 S 2020-12-15 Held at the desk. 15:41:26 Related bill CRS Saving Lives Through Better Data Act 116 1793 S 2019-06-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3365) Related bill CRS Better Tools for Healthy Living Act 116 1805 S 2019-06-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS MODERN Labeling Act of 2020 116 5668 HR 2020-11-18 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS A bill to establish a process for updating the labeling of certain drugs with outdated labeling. 116 1897 S 2019-06-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS To amend the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 to make improvements with respect to the transition of biological products, and for other purposes. 116 6155 HR 2020-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS Know the Price Act 116 6005 HR 2020-02-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS To amend the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider certain recognized security practices of covered entities and business associates when making certain determinations, and for other purposes. 116 7898 HR 2021-01-05 Became Public Law No: 116-321. Related bill CRS Public Health Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2019 116 5321 HR 2019-12-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Protecting Access to Safe and Effective Medicines Act of 2019 116 4955 HR 2019-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2019-07-08 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 133. Calendars 2019-07-08 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2019-07-08 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee 2019-06-26 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2019-06-19 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2019-06-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN N M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2019-06-19 True E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2019-07-16 False 2019-07-16T19:08:14Z S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55457 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 26, 2019 2019-07-16T19:08:14Z S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55457 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 26, 2019 Health Aviation and airports Blood and blood diseases Child health Civil actions and liability Competition and antitrust Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Disability and health-based discrimination Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Immunology and vaccination Indian social and development programs Intellectual property Licensing and registrations Medical education Mental health Minority health Nursing Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Prescription drugs Public participation and lobbying Public-private cooperation Right of privacy Women's health Health 00 2019-06-19 Introduced in Senate 2020-01-25T20:06:10Z Lower Health Care Costs Act

This bill makes a series of changes relating to health care coverage, costs, and services.

Among other things, the bill

  • applies in-network cost-sharing requirements to certain emergency and related nonemergency services that are provided out-of-network, and prohibits health care facilities and practitioners from billing above the applicable in-network cost-sharing rate for such services;
  • revises certain requirements in order to expedite the approval of generics and biosimilars, including requirements relating to citizen petitions, application effective dates, and labeling;
  • requires health care facilities and practitioners to give patients a list of provided services upon discharge and to bill for such services within 45 days;
  • limits prices that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) may charge health insurers or enrollees for prescription drugs, based on prices paid by PBMs to pharmacies;
  • establishes grant programs to support vaccinations and data modernization; and
  • requires health insurers to make certain information, including estimated out-of-pocket costs, accessible to enrollees through specified technology (e.g., mobile applications).
]]> 25 2019-07-08 Reported to Senate 2020-02-20T20:12:07Z Lower Health Care Costs Act

This bill makes a series of changes relating to health care coverage, costs, and services.

Among other things, the bill

  • applies in-network cost-sharing requirements to certain emergency and related nonemergency services that are provided out-of-network, and prohibits health care facilities and practitioners from billing above the applicable in-network cost-sharing rate for such services;
  • revises certain requirements in order to expedite the approval of generics and biosimilars, including requirements relating to citizen petitions, application effective dates, and labeling;
  • requires health care facilities and practitioners to give patients a list of provided services upon discharge and to bill for such services within 45 days;
  • limits prices that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) may charge health insurers or enrollees for prescription drugs, based on prices paid by PBMs to pharmacies;
  • establishes grant programs to support vaccinations and data modernization; and
  • requires health insurers to make certain information, including estimated out-of-pocket costs, accessible to enrollees through specified technology (e.g., mobile applications).

The bill also makes several additional changes relating to public health, including raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21.

]]> Lower Health Care Costs Act Display Title Lower Health Care Costs Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Lower Health Care Costs Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Lower Health Care Costs Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Official Title as Introduced A bill to lower health care costs. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1895rs/xml/BILLS-116s1895rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1895is/xml/BILLS-116s1895is.xml 2019-07-08 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 133. 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.