,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ae1       
#bjai,mr4 ,beyer introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
,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 amend title ,,xxvii of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act and   
chapter #hi of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 to require health insurance     
issuers to maintain a price comparison  
tool1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,healthcare ,cost ,transparency     
,act4  #b4 ,requiring health insurance  
issuers to maintain a price comparison  
tool  7a7 ,,phsa ,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 ,maintenance of price  
comparison tool ,in connection with the 
offering of any health insurance        
coverage in a geographic area for a plan
 year beginning on or after ,january #a1
 #bjbj1 a health insurance issuer shall 
employ an individual to offer price     
comparison guidance or make available on
 an ,internet website a price comparison
 tool that 7to the extent practicable7  
allows an individual enrolled under such
 coverage1 with respect to such plan    
year and such geographic area1 to       
compare the amount 7determined by       
historic claims data of participating   
providers with respect to such coverage7
 of cost-sharing 7including deductibles1
 copayments1 and coinsurance7 that the  
individual would be responsible for     
paying under such plan with respect to  
the furnishing of a specific item or    
service by any of such providers4  4    
7b7 ,,fehb  7#a7 ,in general ,section   
#hijb of title #e1 ,united ,states      

,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new subsection3  7p7 ,a   
contract for a plan under this chapter1 
chapter #hi;,a1 or #hi;,b shall require 
the applicable carrier to make available
 on an ,internet website an individual  
to offer price comparison guidance or   
the price comparison tool1 as described 
under subsection 7c7 of section #bgji of
 ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#i74  4  7#b7         
,application ,the amendment made by     
paragraph 7#a7 shall apply to contract  
years beginning in #bjbj4