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Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
3/13/2024, 2:59 AM
Congressional Summary of S 3139
Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
This bill generally prohibits agreements between health insurance plans and provider networks that (1) restrict an insurance plan from offering incentives for enrollees to use specific providers, (2) require a plan to enter into additional agreements with an affiliate of the provider network, or (3) require a plan to agree to certain payment rates or other terms with entities that are not a party to the contract.
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Current Status of Bill S 3139
Bill S 3139 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since November 2, 2021. Bill S 3139 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on November 2, 2021. Bill S 3139's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of November 2, 2021
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3139
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
1Democrat Cosponsors
1Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3139
Primary Policy Focus
HealthPotential Impact Areas
- Competition and antitrust
- Contracts and agency
- Government information and archives
- Health care costs and insurance
Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3139
Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
A bill to ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care.
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 3139
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