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STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1531| Senate 
| Updated: 5/16/2019
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (30)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 or the STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 This bill prohibits health care providers and health insurance plans from billing enrollees in excess of the in-network amount for specified health care services provided out-of-network. Specifically, a plan or provider may not charge an enrollee more than the in-network amount for services that are emergency services provided by an out-of-network provider or at an out-of-network facility; nonemergency services provided at an in-network facility by an out-of-network provider; or nonemergency services provided out-of-network to an enrollee who initially enters through an emergency room for emergency services, except under specified circumstances. Additionally, health insurance plans must pay the median in-network amount, minus the enrollee's in-network cost-sharing amount, directly to a health care provider. The bill also establishes an independent review process to resolve billing disputes between insurance plans and providers.
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Timeline
May 16, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 16, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 16, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHospital care

STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1531| Senate 
| Updated: 5/16/2019
Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 or the STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 This bill prohibits health care providers and health insurance plans from billing enrollees in excess of the in-network amount for specified health care services provided out-of-network. Specifically, a plan or provider may not charge an enrollee more than the in-network amount for services that are emergency services provided by an out-of-network provider or at an out-of-network facility; nonemergency services provided at an in-network facility by an out-of-network provider; or nonemergency services provided out-of-network to an enrollee who initially enters through an emergency room for emergency services, except under specified circumstances. Additionally, health insurance plans must pay the median in-network amount, minus the enrollee's in-network cost-sharing amount, directly to a health care provider. The bill also establishes an independent review process to resolve billing disputes between insurance plans and providers.
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Timeline
May 16, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • May 16, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 16, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (30)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHospital care