,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjah,mr4
 ,p]lmutt] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,gallagh]7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to promote transp>5cy 9 heal?  
c>e pric+4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,transp>5t ,heal? ,c>e  
,pric+ ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,transp>5cy 9 
,all ,heal? ,c>e ,pric+  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,any & all individuals or bus9ess       
entities1 includ+ hospitals1 physicians1
 nurses1 ph>macies1 ph>maceutical       
manufactur]s1 d5ti/s1 & any o!r heal?   
c>e relat$ provid]s or suppli]s t (f] or
 furni% heal? c>e relat$ items1         
products1 s]vices1 or proc$ures 7z def9$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human       
,s]vices7 = sale to ! public %all       
publicly disclose1 on a cont9u\s basis1 
all prices = su* items1 products1       
s]vices1 or proc$ures 9 accordance ) ?is
 section4  7b7 ,mann] ( disclosure ,!   
disclosure requir$ "u subsection 7a7    

%all-- 7#a7 be made 9 an op5 &          
conspicu\s mann]2  7#b7 be made         
available at ! po9t ( pur*ase1 9 pr9t1 &
 on ! ,int]net2 &  7#c7 include all     
:olesale1 retail1 subsidiz$1 disc\nt$1  
or o!r su* prices ! individuals or      
bus9ess entities describ$ 9 su*         
subsection accept z paym5t 9 full =     
items1 products1 s]vices1 or proc$ures  
su* individuals or bus9ess entities     
furni% to individual consum]s4  7c7     
,p5alties ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices may inve/igate any & all      
individuals or bus9ess entities t fail  
to comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is section 
& may impose on su* individuals or      
bus9ess entities civil f9es1 or o!r     
civil p5alties1 z det]m9$ appropriate by
 ! ,secret>y4