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S. 1607

Medical Billing Fairness Act of 2019

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.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA](R-LA)Sponsor
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  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Finance Committee
  2. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Medical Billing Fairness Act of 2019 — Informed