Patients Deserve Price Tags Act - Enhances hospital and insurer price transparency requirements.
The Patients Deserve Price Tags Act amends the Public Health Service Act to strengthen hospital and insurer price transparency requirements. It mandates hospitals to publicly disclose standard charges and prices for items and services, including plain language descriptions, billing codes, and payer-specific negotiated charges. Hospitals must also provide itemized bills to patients, detailing costs, coverage responsibilities, and charity care policies.
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