,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1       
#bjai,mr4 ,perlmutter 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,gallagher1 ,mrs4 ,torres of           
,california1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4         
,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 and ,mr4 
,raskin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committees on ,ways and ,means1 
and ,oversight and ,reform1 for a period
 to be subsequently determined by the   
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to promote transparency in  
health care pricing1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,transparency in    
,all ,health ,care ,pricing ,act of     
#bjai4  #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 the insurance entities described in 
subsection 7d71 and any other health    
care related providers or issuers 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  7d7 ,insurance ,entity 
,described ,for purposes of this        
section1 an insurance entity includes a 
health insurance issuer with respect to 
the offering of health insurance        
coverage1 including in the individual   
market and small and large group market 
7as such terms are defined in section   
#bgia of the ,public ,health ,service   
,act71 a plan sponsor with respect to   
the offering of a group health plan 7as 
defined in such section #bgia71 and     
entities responsible for the            
administration of governmental health   
plans 7including the ,centers for       

,medicare  ,medicaid ,services with     
respect to the ,medicare program under  
title ,,xviii of the ,social ,security  
,act1 ,state agencies responsible for   
administration of ,state plans under the
 ,medicaid program under title ,,xix of 
such ,act1 or ,state child assistance   
plans under the ,state ,children's      
,health ,insurance ,program under title 
,,xxi of such ,act1 and the ,office of  
,personnel ,management with respect to  
the ,federal ,employees ,health         
,benefits ,program under chapter #hi of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code74