Hospital and ASC Price Disclosure and Litigation Protection Act of 2008

To require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to disclose charge-related information and to provide price protection for treatments not covered by insurance as conditions for receiving protection from charge-related legal actions.

5/8/2008--Introduced.
Hospital and ASC Price Disclosure and Litigation Protection Act of 2008 - Prohibits a charge-related legal action from being brought by an individual against a hospital or ambulatory surgical center if the hospital or center:
(1) has met the requirements under this Act;
(2) has entered into an agreement with the uninsured individual before treatment that sets the maximum price that will be charged for such treatment; and
(3) has met the terms of such agreement.
Sets forth disclosures that a hospital or center must provide to an individual who is scheduled to receive treatment and include in any itemized bill, including:
(1) the estimated price or the price charged for the treatment;
(2) the payment rate for the treatment negotiated with the network plan or managed care plan that has the largest number of enrollees; and
(3) the Medicare payment rate for the treatment. Excludes from such requirements a treatment for which there exists a third-party price arrangement unless the individual involved requests such information.
Requires a hospital or ambulatory surgical center to report data to the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding:
(1) the frequency of performing certain services and administering certain drugs;
(2) the charge by the hospital or center for such services or drugs;
(3) the negotiated rate of payment for the treatment by the plan with the largest number of enrollees; and
(4) the Medicare payment rate for the treatment.
Requires the Secretary to:
(1) publicly post such information on the Internet in a manner that promotes charge comparisons among hospitals and centers; and
(2) select which services or drugs are to be reported based on the frequency with which the services are performed or the drugs are administered.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
  • Rep. Tom Feeney [R, FL-24]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 2 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Energy and Commerce
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May 08, 2008

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• May 12, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• May 08, 2008: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• May 08, 2008: Referred to House Judiciary
• May 08, 2008: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Introduced on May 08, 2008.

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