U.S. Legislative Tracker
S 729
Official Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance compliance with hospital price transparency requirements, and for other purposes.
Introduced: 02/25/2025
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Summary:
Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act
This bill increases the monetary penalties for noncompliance with the requirement that hospitals publish, and periodically update, a list of their standard charges for items and services.
The bill increases the maximum daily penalty as follows:
- for hospitals with 30 or fewer beds, from $300 to $600 per day;
- for hospitals with 31 through 550 beds, from $10 to $20 per bed, per day;
- for hospitals with greater than 550 beds, from $5,500 to $11,000 per hospital, per day.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services also must periodically publish the name of each hospital that is not in compliance with the price transparency requirements.
Action(s):
- 02/25/2025 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 02/25/2025 - Introduced in Senate
Bill Details
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Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act
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Senate
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Congress Number: 119
