Transparency and Accountability in Health Care Costs and Prices Act of 2020
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (27 Feb 2020): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
What this bill does
H.R. 6004, the Transparency and Accountability in Health Care Costs and Prices Act of 2020, would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a grant program helping states establish or expand "all-payer claims databases" (APCDs)—large databases that combine health care claims information from multiple insurers and payers. States or groups of states could use grants to build new databases, maintain existing ones, or improve data collection and sharing. Applications would need to address privacy protections, data types collected, and how the data would be used, with priority given to programs featuring mandatory reporting and broad, affordable data access. The bill authorizes $100 million for this grant program and requires participating states to share database information with certain federal oversight bodies, such as the Congressional Budget Office and Government Accountability Office. It also amends federal pension law (ERISA) to allow states to require self-insured employer health plans to submit claims data to these databases, addressing a limitation created by a 2016 Supreme Court ruling.
The bill would primarily affect state governments, health insurers, self-insured employers, and health care researchers and policymakers who rely on claims data to study health care prices and spending. Patients and consumers could indirectly benefit from tools built using this data to compare costs and quality of care.
Introduced on February 27, 2020, by Rep. Daniel Lipinski, the bill was referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Education and Labor. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the 116th Congress.
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Official summary
Transparency and Accountability in Health Care Costs and Prices Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants for states to establish and maintain all-payer claims databases. All-payer claims databases collect and publish health care claims data from various payers for such services, including private insurance plans, government employee plans, Medicare, and Medicaid. HHS must prioritize awarding grants to states that, among other things, require mandatory reporting of claims data. Further, the bill permits states to require self-insured employer plans to submit claims data to the state's all-payer claims database.
Timeline
27 Feb 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 6004 do?
- H.R. 6004, the Transparency and Accountability in Health Care Costs and Prices Act of 2020, would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a grant program helping states establish or expand "all-payer claims databases" (APCDs)—large databases that combine health care claims information from multiple insurers and payers. States or groups of states could use grants to build new databases, maintain existing ones, or improve data collection and sharing. Applications would need to address privacy protections, data types collected, and how the data would be used, with priority given to programs featuring mandatory reporting and broad, affordable data access. The bill authorizes $100 million for this grant program and requires participating states to share database information with certain federal oversight bodies, such as the Congressional Budget Office and Government Accountability Office. It also amends federal pension law (ERISA) to allow states to require self-insured employer health plans to submit claims data to these databases, addressing a limitation created by a 2016 Supreme Court ruling. The bill would primarily affect state governments, health insurers, self-insured employers, and health care researchers and policymakers who rely on claims data to study health care prices and spending. Patients and consumers could indirectly benefit from tools built using this data to compare costs and quality of care. Introduced on February 27, 2020, by Rep. Daniel Lipinski, the bill was referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Education and Labor. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the 116th Congress.
- Has H.R. 6004 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 6004. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 6004?
- H.R. 6004 was sponsored by Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 6004?
- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. (27 Feb 2020).
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