,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,braun introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services to publish 
a list of hospitals found to be in      
noncompliance with the hospital price   
transparency rule4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,expose  
,hospitals ,violating ,price            
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,publication of
 list of hospitals  7a7 ,list of        
hospitals ,beginning not later than #ij 
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services 7referred to in this   
section as the ,secretary7 shall        
establish and maintain a publicly       
available list1 on the website of the   
,centers for ,medicare  ,medicaid       
,services1 of each hospital that-- 7#a7 

is not in compliance with the hospital  
price transparency rule implementing    
section #bgah7;e7 of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#cjj;gg-#ah7;e771 and that1 with respect
 to such noncompliance-- 7,a7 has been  
issued a civil monetary penalty2  7,b7  
has received a warning notice2 or  7,c7 
has received a request for a corrective 
action plan2 or  7#b7 has received any  
written communication by the ,secretary 
regarding potential noncompliance with  
such hospital price transparency rule4  
7b7 ,,foia requests ,any penalty1       
notice1 request1 or other communication 
described in subsection 7a7 shall be    
subject to public disclosure1 in full   
and without redaction1 under section    
#eeb of title #ba1 ,united ,states      
,code1 notwithstanding any exemptions or
 exclusions otherwise available under   
such section #eeb4  7c7 ,report to      
congress ,not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of this ,act and  
each year thereafter1 the ,secretary    

shall submit to ,congress1 and make     
publicly available1 a report that       
contains information regarding          
complaints of alleged violations of law 
and enforcement activities by the       
,secretary under the hospital price     
transparency rule implementing section  
#bgah7;e7 of the ,public ,health        
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjj;gg-#ah7;e774 ,such report shall be 
made available to the public on the     
website of the ,centers for ,medicare   
,medicaid ,services4  7d7 ,,gao report  
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the ,committee  
on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and     
,pensions of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,ways and ,means and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
on the compliance and enforcement with  
the hospital price transparency rule    
implementing section #bgah7;e7 of the   

,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ah7;e774 ,the report 
shall include recommendations related   
to-- 7#a7 improving price transparency  
to patients1 employers1 and the public2 
7#b7 the revocation or suspension of    
tax-exempt status under section         
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf for noncompliant         
hospitals2 and  7#c7 increased civil    
monetary penalty amounts to ensure      
compliance4  7e7 ,rulemaking ,not later 
than #ahj days after the report         
described in subsection 7d7 is          
published1 the ,secretary1 in           
consultation with the ,secretary of the 
,treasury1 shall issue a proposed rule  
based on the recommendations of the     
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states under subsection 7d71 including 
the recommendations described in        
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 of such        
subsection4