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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 1531 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for health insurance consumers from surprise billing. · Sec. 8

Sec. 8. Transparency requirements on hospitals

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Section 2718 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–18 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Each hospital operating within the United States shall for each year disclose on its internet website and in printed materials, any financial relationship or profit-sharing agreement the hospital maintains with a physician group. Each hospital operating within the United States shall include ancillary services provided by individuals such as phlebotomists, laboratory technicians, and echocardiogram technicians within each hospital bill that is provided to patients.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility of hospitals and hospital-based provider groups providing to patients a single, unified bill for all services provided within an episode of care. .
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