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To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to lower barriers to increase patient access to health care.
Summary
This bill amends the Social Security Act to create an exception to healthcare anti-kickback laws for web-based booking platforms that help patients find and schedule appointments with healthcare providers. Under current law, providers generally cannot pay platforms or intermediaries for patient referrals, but this bill allows such payments if specific conditions are met. The platforms must use objective criteria to list providers, clearly disclose financial arrangements, not steer patients based on payment amounts, and not provide improper inducements like transportation or targeted marketing. Compensation to the platforms must be set in advance, not exceed fair market value, and cannot be based on the value of services actually provided through the platform. The bill includes detailed definitions of what constitutes a consumer, information service, and information service provider for purposes of this exception.
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Sponsor (1)
11 cosponsors
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA)
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL)
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
Actions (2)
- Nov 18, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Nov 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 18, 2025
Mr. Moore of Utah (for himself, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Van Duyne, and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to lower barriers to increase patient access to health care.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Health Accelerating Consumer’s Care by Expediting Self-Scheduling Act” or the “Health ACCESS Act”.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1128B.
Section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by moving the margin of subparagraphs (J) and
(K) 2 ems to the left;
(B) in subparagraph (K), by striking “and” after the semicolon at the end;
(C) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(M) any remuneration paid by a provider of services (as defined in section 1861(u)) or a supplier (as defined in section 1861(d)) to an information service provider (as defined in paragraph (5)) for participation in an information service (as so defined), if—
“(i) such information service provider does not—
“(I) steer or lead a consumer to select a particular provider of services or supplier based on the amount a provider of services or supplier pays or may pay the information service provider;
“(II) provide, or represent itself as providing, any medical items or services, diagnostic or counseling services, or assessments of illness or injury, or make any promises of cure or guarantees of treatment;
“(III) provide contact information regarding a consumer (as defined in paragraph
(5)) to providers of services or suppliers, except to the specific provider of services or supplier selected by the consumer;
“(IV) provide or arrange for transportation of an individual to, or from, the location of a provider of services or supplier;
“(V) provide or arrange for the provision of any other remuneration to a Federal health care program beneficiary other than the inherent convenience of the information service; or
“(VI) engage in targeted marketing of a particular provider of services or supplier through phone calls or text messages, with respect to consumers or potential consumers who have not previously interacted with the information service provider or who have opted out;
“(ii) the methodology for determining compensation paid to the information service provider by a provider of services or supplier is set in advance in writing, and the compensation—
“(I) does not exceed fair market value;
“(II) is for services, specified in writing; and
“(III) does not take into account the value of any items or services payable in whole or in part by a Federal health care program provided to consumers by providers or suppliers who participate in the information services;
“(iii) such information service provider clearly discloses the financial arrangement between it and the providers of services or suppliers participating in such service to consumers;
“(iv) such information service provider furnishes provider- and supplier-specific information to consumers based only on objective, consumer-centric criteria;
“(v) such information service provider develops objective criteria for participation in such information service and does not exclude any providers of services or suppliers who meet such criteria from participating therein; and
“(vi) such information service provider meets other conditions that may be determined by the Secretary.”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(5) Definitions.—For purposes of paragraph (3)(M):
“(A) Consumer.—The term ‘consumer’ means an individual who uses a platform provided by an information service provider for the purpose of searching providers of services or suppliers.
“(B) Information service.—The term ‘information service’ means a web-based platform that has the primary purpose of providing consumers a bookable directory to search for providers of services or suppliers.
“(C) Information service provider.—The term ‘information service provider’ means any individual or entity operating a web-based platform that makes information regarding providers of services or suppliers available to consumers.”. <all>
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