"Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to Increase Health Care Transparency."
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Witnesses (5)
- Shawn Gremminger President and Chief Executive Officer National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions Written testimony ↗
- Benedic Ippolito Senior Fellow American Enterprise Institute Written testimony ↗
- Sophia Tripoli Senior Director of Health Policy Families USA Written testimony ↗
- Carol Skenes Chief of Staff Turquoise Health Written testimony ↗
- Christopher Whaley Associate Director of the Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research and Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice Brown University School of Public Health Written testimony ↗
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Documents (33)
- Bill text H.R. ____, [Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026]
- Bill text H.R. ____, [To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals to post prices on the walls.]
- Bill text H.R. ____, [To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require the displaying of claim denial rates.]
- Bill text H.R. 5582, Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (Reps. James and Goodlander)
- Bill text H.R. 9117, Clear Healthcare Expense Cost Knowledge Act of 2026 (Rep. Langworthy)
- Bill text H.R. ____, [To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain information in Medicare Advantage encounter data.]
- Bill text H.R. ____, [To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require mandatory reporting with respect to certain health-related ownership information.]
- Bill text H.R. ____, [To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurer accountability through publishing of overhead costs and claim payments.]
- Bill text H.R. ____, [To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the compensation that may be paid to agents and brokers by Medicare Advantage organizations.]
- Document Hearing Notice
- Supporting document Minority Staff Attendance
- Member statement The Honorable Diana DeGette
- Member statement The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Member attendance Member Roster
- Supporting document Majority Staff Attendance
- Member statement The Honorable H. Morgan Griffith
- Member statement The Honorable Brett Guthrie
- Supporting document Documents for the Record
- Witness document Witness Statement
- Witness document Witness Statement
- Witness document Witness Biography
- Witness document Witness Statement
- Witness document Witness Statement
- Witness document Witness Support Document
- Witness document Witness Truth in Testimony
- Witness document Witness Truth in Testimony
- Witness document Witness Truth in Testimony
- Witness document Witness Biography
- Witness document Witness Truth in Testimony
- Witness document Witness Statement
- Witness document Witness Truth in Testimony
- Witness document Witness Biography
- Witness document Witness Biography
Source: the official Congress.gov record for this event — https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-Congress/house-event/119378. Committee record: Committee record.