United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5800 (116th)
Ban Surprise Billing Act
Introduced
7 February 2020
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Status
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-615, Part I.
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Summary
Ban Surprise Billing Act This bill places certain limits on the cost-sharing amount for health insurance plan holders for certain services received from out-of-network providers that are based on the median in-network rate for similar services. The bill also establishes requirements related to the practice of billing plan holders for the difference between the out-of-network rate and the in-network rate for certain services; the bill provides for an independent dispute resolution process for services with a median contracted rate of $750 or greater, among other provisions.
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Introduced in House (text)
Reported to House, Part I
summary · EN · 2 December 2020
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 February 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5800
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5800