Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 9645
Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans Act
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Introduced 2026-07-13Topic: health careSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require hospitals paid by Medicare to post their standard charges, negotiated rates with insurers, and cash prices for items and services, including at least 300 services patients can schedule in advance, starting in 2027. Similar price-posting rules would apply starting in 2028 to clinical labs, imaging providers, and ambulatory surgical centers. Facilities that do not comply could receive notices, be asked for corrective action plans, and face daily civil fines, with possible waivers for rural or underserved areas and hardship situations. Starting in 2029, group health plans would have to give enrollees cost-sharing estimates on request and publicly post in-network rates, drug payment amounts, and out-of-network billed and allowed amounts.
Sponsors
- Jason Smith Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | House | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 15. | refer |
| 2026-07-15 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2026-07-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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. | refer |
| 2026-07-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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. | refer |
| 2026-07-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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. | refer |
| 2026-07-13 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-07-13 | Introduced in House | introduce |