Health Care Price Check Act of 2019 This bill requires Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors, and private health insurers to have a toll-free phone number and website through which enrollees may obtain certain health insurance information. Among other items, the phone number and website must provide information relating to cost-sharing requirements, the quality of covered items and services, and out-of-network providers, as applicable.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Health
Government information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityInflation and pricesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMedicarePrescription drugsTelephone and wireless communication
Health Care Price Check Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-1497| Senate
| Updated: 5/15/2019
Health Care Price Check Act of 2019 This bill requires Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors, and private health insurers to have a toll-free phone number and website through which enrollees may obtain certain health insurance information. Among other items, the phone number and website must provide information relating to cost-sharing requirements, the quality of covered items and services, and out-of-network providers, as applicable.
Government information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityInflation and pricesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMedicarePrescription drugsTelephone and wireless communication