,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjbf,mrs4 
,mill]-,meeks introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
,,xxvii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 
to require c]ta9 facilities to po/      
prices on ! walls4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prices on ! ,wall
 ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,requir+ c]ta9      
facilities to po/ prices on ! walls     
,section #bgah ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ah7
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new 
subsection3  7f7 ,requirem5t to po/     
prices on ! walls  7#a7 ,hospitals ,ea* 
hospital op]at+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all1 
beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjbh1 po/ on ! wall 
( su* hospital 79 su* areas z specifi$  
by ! ,secret>y7 ! disc\nt$ ca% price1 z 
applicable1 express$ z a doll> am\nt1 = 
ea* ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid          
,s]vices-specifi$ %oppable s]vice t is  
furni%$ by ! hospital :5 provid$ 91 z   

applicable1 ! inpati5t sett+ & outpati5t
 dep>tm5t sett+ 7or1 9 ! case no        
disc\nt$ ca% price is available = su*   
s]vice1 ! m$ian ca% price *>g$ by !     
hospital to self-pay individuals = su*  
s]vice :5 provid$ 9 su* sett+s = !      
previ\s #c ye>s1 express$ z a doll>     
am\nt74  7#b7 ,ambulatory surgical c5t]s
 ,ea* ambulatory surgical c5t] op]at+ 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates %all1 beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1
 #bjbh1 po/ on ! wall ( su* c5t] 79 su* 
areas z specifi$ by ! ,secret>y7 !      
disc\nt$ ca% price1 z applicable1       
express$ z a doll> am\nt1 = ea* ,c5t]s =
 ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices-specifi$    
%oppable s]vice t is furni%$ by ! c5t]  
7or1 9 ! case no disc\nt$ ca% price is  
available = su* s]vice1 ! m$ian ca%     
price *>g$ by ! c5t] to self-pay        
individuals = su* s]vice = ! previ\s #c 
ye>s1 express$ z a doll> am\nt74  7#c7  
,laboratories ,ea* laboratory op]at+ 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates %all1 beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 
#bjbh1 po/ on ! wall ( su* laboratory 79
 su* areas z specifi$ by ! ,secret>y7 ! 

disc\nt$ ca% price1 z applicable1       
express$ z a doll> am\nt1 = ea* specifi$
 cl9ical diagno/ic laboratory te/ t is a
 ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid             
,s]vices-specifi$ %oppable s]vice       
furni%$ by ! laboratory 7or1 if no su*  
price exi/s1 ! gross *>ge = su* te/74   
7#d7 ,provid]s furni%+ imag+ s]vices    
,ea* provid] ( s]vices & suppli] furni%+
 imag+ s]vices op]at+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
%all1 beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjbh1 po/ on !
 wall ( su* provid] or suppli] 79 su*   
areas z specifi$ by ! ,secret>y7 !      
disc\nt$ ca% price1 z applicable1       
express$ z a doll> am\nt1 = ea* imag+   
s]vice t is a ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid
 ,s]vices-specifi$ %oppable s]vice      
furni%$ by ! provid] or suppli] 7or1 9 !
 case no su* price exi/s1 ! gross *>ge =
 su* s]vice74  7#e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
subsection3 7,a7 ,disc\nt$ ca% price ,! 
t]m disc\nt$ ca% price means ! *>ge t   
applies to an individual :o pays ca%1 or
 ca% equival5t1 = an item or s]vice4    
7,b7 ,%oppable s]vice ,! t]m %oppable   

s]vice means a s]vice t c be s*$ul$ by a
 heal? c>e consum] 9 advance & includes 
all ancill>y items & s]vices cu/om>ily  
furni%$ z "p ( su* s]vice4  7,c7        
,specifi$ cl9ical diagno/ic laboratory  
te/ ,! t]m specifi$ cl9ical diagno/ic   
laboratory te/ means a cl9ical diagno/ic
 laboratory te/ o!r ?an an advanc$      
diagno/ic laboratory te/ 7z def9$ 9     
section #ahcd;,a7d77#e7 ( ! ,social     
,security ,act74  4