Senate Bill Would Require Hospitals to Post Prices Online, Honor Cash Rates
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No action since March 2026
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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Introduced in Senate
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Spotlight on America investigates the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, a bipartisan effort led by Senators Hickenlooper and Marshall. The bill aims to force hospitals and insurers to disclose actual prices upfront, moving beyond the 'good faith estimates' that have left patients with surprise bills.
This analysis explores how the bill codifies federal price transparency rules into law, making them more durable. It requires hospitals to post actual dollar amounts for 300 shoppable services through 2026 and all services thereafter, while mandating that hospitals honor posted cash prices.
Bipartisan legislation introduced by Sens. Roger Marshall and John Hickenlooper would require hospitals, imaging centers, and labs to provide actual prices for services. The measure would mandate machine-readable files of negotiated rates and cash prices, with penalties for non-compliance.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
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