,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjai,mr4 ,p]lmutt] 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,gallagh]1 ,mrs4 ,torres ( ,cali=nia1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4  
,neguse1 & ,mr4 ,rask97 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committees on ,ways &    
,means1 & ,ov]sight & ,re=m1 = a p]iod  
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
promote transp>5cy 9 heal? c>e pric+1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,transp>5cy 9 ,all 
,heal? ,c>e ,pric+ ,act ( #bjai4  #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 & ! 
insurance entities describ$ 9 subsection

 7d71 & any o!r heal? c>e relat$        
provid]s or issu]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  7d7 ,insurance ,entity   
,describ$ ,= purposes ( ?is section1 an 
insurance entity includes a heal?       
insurance issu] ) respect to ! (f]+ (   
heal? insurance cov]age1 includ+ 9 !    
individual m>ket & small & l>ge gr\p    
m>ket 7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9 section   
#bgia ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act71 
a plan sponsor ) respect to ! (f]+ ( a  
gr\p heal? plan 7z def9$ 9 su* section  
#bgia71 & entities responsible = !      
adm9i/ration ( gov]nm5tal heal? plans   
7includ+ ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid   
,s]vices ) respect to ! ,m$ic>e program 
"u title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security  
,act1 ,/ate ag5cies responsible =       
adm9i/ration ( ,/ate plans "u ! ,m$icaid
 program "u title ,,xix ( su* ,act1 or  
,/ate *ild assi/ance plans "u ! ,/ate   
,*ildr5's ,heal? ,insurance ,program "u 
title ,,xxi ( su* ,act1 & ! ,(fice (    
,p]sonnel ,managem5t ) respect to !     

,f$]al ,employees ,heal? ,b5efits       
,program "u *apt] #hi ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code74