,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aegg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1      
#bjai,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,bennet7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to prohibit certain contracts between   
health insurance plans or issuers and   
health care providers4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,know   
the ,price ,act of #bjai4  #b4          
,amendment to ,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    
following3  #bgbi;,a4 ,provider         
contracts  7a7 ,information on provider 
alternatives ,a group health plan or a  
health insurance issuer offering group  
or individual health insurance coverage 
shall not enter into an agreement with a

 provider1 network or association of    
providers1 third-party administrator1 or
 other service provider that would1     
directly or indirectly-- 7#a7 restrict  
the group health plan or health         
insurance issuer from providing price or
 quality information1 through a consumer
 engagement tool or any other means1 to 
providers or the sponsor1 enrollees1 or 
potential enrollees of the plan or      
coverage2 or  7#b7 restrict the group   
health plan or health insurance issuer  
from sharing data described in paragraph
 7#a7 with a third party1 for plan      
management purposes4  4