,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eifj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #h1       
#bjaf,mrs4 ,ellmers of ,north ,carolina 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend     
title ,,xxvii of the ,public ,health    
,service ,act to make publicly          
available1 through #bjba1 the amount of 
premium rate increases of health        
insurance plans in advance of such      
increases taking effect1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,the ,consumer      
,healthcare ,insurance ,transparency    
,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,making publicly    
available through #bjba premium rate    
increases for health insurance plans in 
advance ,section #bgji of the ,public   
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;gg-#i7 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection3  7c7  
,advanced public disclosure of premium  
amounts through #bjba  7#a7 ,report ,for

 #bjag through #bjba1 not later than the
 date specified in paragraph 7#d71 the  
,secretary shall publish on the         
,internet website of the ,centers for   
,medicare  ,medicaid ,services the      
information described in paragraph 7#b7 
with respect to health insurance        
coverage described in such paragraph    
that is offered for such year4  7#b7    
,information described ,the information 
described in this paragraph is1 with    
respect to group or individual health   
insurance coverage that a group health  
plan or health insurance issuer offers  
to a small employer or an individual for
 a year1 such information as the        
,secretary may have obtained by the date
 specified in paragraph 7#d7 regarding  
any changes in the premium rates        
available under such coverage for such  
year 7as compared to the prior year74   
7#c7 ,no new authority to require       
information ,nothing in this subsection 
may be construed to provide the         
,secretary with new authority to require

 a group health plan or health insurance
 issuer to submit information to the    
,secretary4  7#d7 ,date specified ,the  
date specified in this paragraph1 with  
respect to a year1 is ,november #a of   
the prior year4  4