,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #g1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,beyer 7for himself and ,mr4  
,kelly of ,pennsylvania7 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 ,education and    
,labor1 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 ,act1 the ,internal    
,revenue ,code of #aihf1 and the        
,employee ,retirement ,income ,security 
,act of #aigd to require group health   
plans and health insurance issuers to   
include certain information on any      
health insurance membership card issued 
by such plan or issuer4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,better ,information ,act of #bjbj4  #b4

 ,information required to be included on
 health insurance membership cards  7a7 
,public ,health ,service ,act ,subpart  
,,ii of part ,a of title ,,xxvii of the 
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#aa et seq47 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #bgcj4          
,information required to be included on 
health insurance membership cards ,in   
the case of a group health plan or      
health insurance issuer offering group  
or individual health insurance coverage 
that provides a physical or electronic  
card indicating membership in such plan 
or coverage to an individual enrolled   
under such plan or coverage1 such group 
health plan or issuer shall include on  
such card each of the following3  7#a7  
,the nearest hospital to the primary    
residence of such individual that has in
 effect a contractual relationship with 
such plan or coverage for furnishing    
items and services under such plan or   
coverage4  7#b7 ,a telephone number or  

,internet website address through which 
such individual may seek consumer       
assistance information1 such as         
information related to hospitals and    
urgent care facilities that have in     
effect a contractual relationship with  
such plan or coverage for furnishing    
items and services under such plan or   
coverage4  7#c7 ,any deductible         
applicable to such individual4  7#d7    
,any out-of-pocket maximum applicable to
 such individual4  7#e7 ,any            
cost-sharing obligation applicable to   
such individual for a visit at an       
emergency department1 or urgent care    
facility1 that has in effect a          
contractual relationship with such plan 
or coverage for furnishing items and    
services under such plan or coverage4  4
  7b7 ,internal ,revenue ,code  7#a7 ,in
 general ,subchapter ,b of chapter #ajj 
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new section3  #ihaf4          
,information required to be included on 

health insurance membership cards ,in   
the case of a group health plan that    
provides a physical or electronic card  
indicating membership in such plan to an
 individual enrolled under such plan1   
such group health plan shall include on 
such card each of the following3  7#a7  
,the nearest hospital to the primary    
residence of such individual that has in
 effect a contractual relationship with 
such plan for furnishing items and      
services under such plan4  7#b7 ,a      
telephone number or ,internet website   
address through which such individual   
may seek consumer assistance            
information1 such as information related
 to hospitals and urgent care facilities
 that have in effect a contractual      
relationship with such plan for         
furnishing items and services under such
 plan4  7#c7 ,any deductible applicable 
to such individual4  7#d7 ,any          
out-of-pocket maximum applicable to such
 individual4  7#e7 ,any cost-sharing    
obligation applicable to such individual

 for a visit at an emergency department1
 or urgent care facility1 that has in   
effect a contractual relationship with  
such plan for furnishing items and      
services under such plan4  4  7#b7      
,nonapplication of incorporation        
provisions ,section #ihae7;a7 of the    
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking 7as amended by the ,patient    
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act7 
and inserting 7other than the provisions
 of section #bgcj of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act72 and  7,b7 in paragraph 
7#b71 by inserting 7other than the      
provisions of section #bgcj of the      
,public ,health ,service ,act7 after a  
provision of such part ,a4  7#c7        
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for such subchapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
item3  ,sec4 #ihaf4 ,information        
required to be included on health       
insurance membership cards4  4  7c7     
,employee ,retirement ,income ,security 

,act  7#a7 ,in general ,subpart ,b of   
part #g of subtitle ,b of title ,i of   
the ,employee ,retirement ,income       
,security ,act of #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4  
#aahe et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#gaf4 ,information required to be       
included on health insurance membership 
cards ,in the case of a group health    
plan or health insurance issuer offering
 group health insurance coverage that   
provides a physical or electronic card  
indicating membership in such plan or   
coverage to an individual enrolled under
 such plan or coverage1 such group      
health plan or issuer shall include on  
such card each of the following3  7#a7  
,the nearest hospital to the primary    
residence of such individual that has in
 effect a contractual relationship with 
such plan or coverage for furnishing    
items and services under such plan or   
coverage4  7#b7 ,a telephone number or  
,internet website address through which 
such individual may seek consumer       

assistance information1 such as         
information related to hospitals and    
urgent care facilities that have in     
effect a contractual relationship with  
such plan or coverage for furnishing    
items and services under such plan or   
coverage4  7#c7 ,any deductible         
applicable to such individual4  7#d7    
,any out-of-pocket maximum applicable to
 such individual4  7#e7 ,any            
cost-sharing obligation applicable to   
such individual for a visit at an       
emergency department1 or urgent care    
facility1 that has in effect a          
contractual relationship with such plan 
or coverage for furnishing items and    
services under such plan or coverage4  4
  7#b7 ,nonapplication of incorporation 
provisions ,section #gae7;a7 of the     
,employee ,retirement ,income ,security 
,act of #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aahe;d7a77
 is amended--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71  
by striking 7as amended by the ,patient 
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act7 
and inserting 7other than the provisions

 of section #bgcj of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act72 and  7,b7 in paragraph 
7#b71 by inserting 7other than the      
provisions of section #bgcj of the      
,public ,health ,service ,act7 after a  
provision of such part ,a4  7#c7        
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents in section #a of the ,employee 
,retirement ,income ,security ,act of   
#aigd is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section #gad the       
following new items3  ,sec4 #gae4       
,additional market reforms4 ,sec4 #gaf4 
,information required to be included on 
health insurance membership cards4  4