,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjah,mr4 ,perlmutter 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,gallagher7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to promote transparency in  
health care pricing4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,transparent ,health ,care ,pricing ,act
 of #bjah4  #b4 ,transparency in ,all   
,health ,care ,pricing  7a7 ,in general 
,any and all individuals or business    
entities1 including hospitals1          
physicians1 nurses1 pharmacies1         
pharmaceutical manufacturers1 dentists1 
and any other health care related       
providers or suppliers that offer or    
furnish health care related items1      
products1 services1 or procedures 7as   
defined by the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services7 for sale to the      
public shall publicly disclose1 on a    
continuous basis1 all prices for such   

items1 products1 services1 or procedures
 in accordance with this section4  7b7  
,manner of disclosure ,the disclosure   
required under subsection 7a7 shall--   
7#a7 be made in an open and conspicuous 
manner2  7#b7 be made available at the  
point of purchase1 in print1 and on the 
,internet2 and  7#c7 include all        
wholesale1 retail1 subsidized1          
discounted1 or other such prices the    
individuals or business entities        
described in such subsection accept as  
payment in full for items1 products1    
services1 or procedures such individuals
 or business entities furnish to        
individual consumers4  7c7 ,penalties   
,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services may investigate any and all   
individuals or business entities that   
fail to comply with the requirements of 
this section and may impose on such     
individuals or business entities civil  
fines1 or other civil penalties1 as     
determined appropriate by the           
,secretary4