H.R. 4803 · 111th Congress

Patients' Right to Know Act

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Joe Barton
Introduced
2010-03-10
Latest action
2010-05-06 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summary

Patients' Right to Know Act - Requires each entity offering a health benefits plan to make available to enrollees and potential enrollees specified information, including covered items and services, a list of limitations and restrictions, the claims appeal process, out-of-pocket cost-sharing, among other things.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the state Medicaid plan to provide that the state will establish and maintain laws to require disclosure to the public and the Secretary of information on hospital and ambulatory surgical center prices and quality.