Under the amendment, states would be required to publicly report information on hospital charges, and health insurers would be required to provide customers with estimates of their out-of-pocket costs for health services.
Reps. Joe Barton (R-Texas), Gene Green (D-Texas), Michael Burgess (R-Texas) and Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) introduced the amendment.
Read the AHA’s release on the new price information healthcare reform amendment.
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