,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1  
#bjbd,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,padilla7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title ,,xi of the ,social   
,security ,act to lower barriers to     
increase patient access to health care4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,health ,accelerating           
,consumer's ,care by ,expediting        
,self-,scheduling ,act or the ,health   
,,access ,act4  #b4 ,amendments to      
section #aabh;,b ,section #aabh;,b7b7 of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;a-#g;b7b77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 by moving 
the left margins of subparagraphs 7,j7  
and 7,k7 #b ems to the left2  7,b7 in   
subparagraph 7,k71 by striking and at   
the end2  7,c7 in subparagraph 7,l71 by 
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7,d7 by adding at 

the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,m7 any remuneration paid by a provider
 of services 7as defined in section     
#ahfa7u77 or a supplier 7as defined in  
section #ahfa7;d77 to an information    
service provider 7as defined in         
paragraph 7#e771 if-- 7i7 such          
information service provider does not-- 
7,i7 steer or lead a consumer to select 
a particular provider of services or    
supplier based on the amount a provider 
of services or supplier pays or may pay 
the information service provider2       
7,,ii7 provide1 or represent itself as  
providing1 any medical items or         
services1 diagnostic or counseling      
services or assessments of illness or   
injury1 or make any promises of cure or 
guarantees of treatment2  7,,iii7       
provide contact information regarding a 
consumer 7as defined in paragraph 7#e77 
to providers of services or suppliers1  
except to the specific provider of      
services or supplier selected by the    
consumer2  7,,iv7 provide or arrange for

 transportation of an individual to1 or 
from1 the location of a provider of     
services or supplier2  7,v7 provide or  
arrange for the provision of any other  
remuneration to a ,federal health care  
program beneficiary other than the      
inherent convenience of the information 
service or as permitted pursuant to the 
nominal value guidance2 or  7,,vi7      
engage in targeted marketing of a       
particular provider or supplier through 
phone calls or text messages1 with      
respect to consumers or potential       
consumers who have not previously       
interacted with the information service 
provider and who have not opted out2    
7ii7 the methodology for determining    
compensation paid to the information    
service provider by a provider of       
services or supplier is set in advance  
in writing1 and the compensation3 7,i7  
does not exceed fair market value2      
7,,ii7 is for services1 specified in    
writing2 and 7,,iii7 does not take into 
account the value of any items or       

services payable in whole or in part by 
a ,federal health care program that     
result from recommendations by the      
information service provider for the    
provider of services or supplier2  7iii7
 such information service provider      
clearly discloses the financial         
arrangement between it and the providers
 of services or suppliers participating 
in such service to consumers2  7iv7 such
 information service provider furnishes 
provider- and supplier-specific         
information to consumers based only on  
objective1 consumer-centric criteria2   
7v7 such information service provider   
develops objective criteria for         
participation in such information       
service and does not exclude any        
providers of services or suppliers who  
meet such criteria from participating   
therein2 and  7vi7 such information     
service provider meets such other       
conditions as may be determined         
appropriate by the ,secretary4  2 and   
7,e7 by adding at the end the following 

new paragraph3  7#e7 ,definition of     
consumer2 information service provider  
,for purposes of paragraph 7#c77,m73    
7,a7 ,consumer ,the term consumer means 
an individual who uses a web-based      
platform operated by an information     
service provider for the purpose of     
searching providers of services or      
suppliers4  7,b7 ,information service   
provider ,the term information service  
provider means any individual or entity 
operating a web-based platform that     
makes information regarding providers of
 services or suppliers available to     
consumers4  4