Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act

Hozzl · 2025-03-21T16:54:05Z

Explore the details of Senate Bill 729 Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Health. Stay informed on legislative developments.

3/21/2025, 4:54 PM

Summary of Bill S 729

Bill 119 s 729, also known as the Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act, aims to make hospitals more transparent in their pricing practices. The bill seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act in order to improve compliance with existing requirements for hospitals to disclose their prices to the public.

The main goal of the bill is to ensure that patients have access to clear and accurate information about the costs of their healthcare services. This includes requiring hospitals to provide price information for common procedures and services, as well as information about insurance coverage and out-of-pocket costs.

In addition to enhancing price transparency, the bill also includes provisions to improve enforcement of these requirements. This includes penalties for hospitals that fail to comply with the disclosure requirements, as well as provisions for the Department of Health and Human Services to monitor and report on hospital compliance. Overall, the Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act aims to empower patients to make more informed decisions about their healthcare by providing them with the information they need to understand and compare the costs of different treatment options. By increasing transparency in hospital pricing practices, the bill seeks to promote competition and drive down healthcare costs for consumers.

Congressional Summary of S 729

Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act

This bill increases the monetary penalties for noncompliance with the requirement that hospitals publish, and periodically update, a list of their standard charges for items and services.

The bill increases the maximum daily penalty as follows:

for hospitals with 30 or fewer beds, from $300 to $600 per day;
for hospitals with 31 through 550 beds, from $10 to $20 per bed, per day;
for hospitals with greater than 550 beds, from $5,500 to $11,000 per hospital, per day.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services also must periodically publish the name of each hospital that is not in compliance with the price transparency requirements.

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Current Status of Bill S 729

Bill S 729 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 25, 2025. Bill S 729 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the Senate on February 25, 2025. Bill S 729's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of February 25, 2025