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<item congress="115" measure-type="s" measure-number="3541" measure-id="id115s3541" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2018-10-03" update-date="2019-08-13">
<title>Reducing Costs for Out-of-Network Services Act of 2018</title>
<summary summary-id="id115s3541v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2019-08-13">
<action-date>2018-10-03</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Reducing Costs for Out-of-Network Services Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits health insurers and providers from charging individuals who have health insurance above a certain rate for out-of-network services; providers may also not charge uninsured individuals above a certain rate. States must select the applicable rates from specified options.</p>]]></summary-text>
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