United States · Bill · S
S. 1607 (116th)
Medical Billing Fairness Act of 2019
Introduced
22 May 2019
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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3 January 2025
Summary
Medical Billing Fairness Act of 2019 This bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to (1) allow in-network patients, when scheduling a nonemergency procedure, to request only in-network treatment; and (2) if in-network treatment is not available, pay for any additional costs to the patient or the patient's insurer.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 May 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 May 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 May 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1607
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1607