S. 1607 · 116th Congress
Medical Billing Fairness Act of 2019
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 22, 2019
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Medical Billing Fairness Act of 2019
Latest action (May 22, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 22, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.