S. 1607 · 116th Congress
Medical Billing Fairness Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John Kennedy
- Introduced
- 2019-05-22
- Latest action
- 2019-05-22 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Medical Billing Fairness Act of 2019
This bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to (1) allow in-network patients, when scheduling a nonemergency procedure, to request only in-network treatment; and (2) if in-network treatment is not available, pay for any additional costs to the patient or the patient's insurer.