Sec. 408. GAO report on impact of surprise billing provisions
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Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report containing the following: What is known about the impacts of the provisions of this Act, including the amendments made by this Act, on the incidence and prevalence of the furnishing of items and services to individuals enrolled under a group health plan or health insurance coverage by health care providers and health care facilities that do not have a contractual relationship with such plan or such coverage (as applicable) for furnishing such items and services to such an individual.
What is known about such impacts on provider shortages and accessibility to such providers, focusing on rural and medically underserved communities. The number of grants that have been awarded under section 404 (relating to State All Payer Claims Databases) and for what purposes States have used funds made available under such grants. An analysis of how data made available through State All Payer Claims Databases receiving funding under such grants has been used.