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Trends in Price and Quality Transparency
All Payer Claims Databases (APCD)
For more on APCD’s, check out the report “The Secret of Health Care Prices: Why Transparency Is in the Public Interest”.
State Surprise Billing Protections
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Recent Action in Price and Quality Transparency
HB 0186 (see companion bill SB 0694) – Tennessee
Introduced: 2023 Status: In Process
As introduced, requires the commissioner to make available to healthcare providers on the department’s website the prescribed claims forms for reporting by healthcare providers. – Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 68 and Title …
SB 0694 (see companion bill HB 0186) – Tennessee
Introduced: 2023 Status: In Process
As introduced, requires the commissioner to make available to healthcare providers on the department’s website the prescribed claims forms for reporting by healthcare providers. – Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 68 and Title …
HB 3414 (see companion bill SB 2045) – Texas
Introduced: 2023 Status: Enacted
Relating to the statewide all payor claims database.
SB 2045 (see companion bill HB 3414) – Texas
Introduced: 2023 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to the statewide all payor claims database.
HB 1592 (see companion bill SB 1306) – Texas
Introduced: 2023 Status: Enacted
Relating to the application of balance billing prohibitions and out-of-network dispute resolution procedures to certain self-insured or self-funded employee welfare benefit plans.
SB 1306 (see companion bill HB 1592) – Texas
Introduced: 2023 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to the application of balance billing prohibitions and out-of-network dispute resolution procedures to certain self-insured or self-funded employee welfare benefit plans.
HB 1754 (see companion bill SB 622) – Texas
Introduced: 2023 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to the disclosure of certain prescription drug information by a health benefit plan.
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Introduced: 2023 Status: In Process
As introduced, requires the commissioner to make available to healthcare providers on the department’s website the prescribed claims forms for reporting by healthcare providers. – Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 68 and Title …
SB 0694 (see companion bill HB 0186) – Tennessee
Introduced: 2023 Status: In Process
As introduced, requires the commissioner to make available to healthcare providers on the department’s website the prescribed claims forms for reporting by healthcare providers. – Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 68 and Title …
HB 3414 (see companion bill SB 2045) – Texas
Introduced: 2023 Status: Enacted
Relating to the statewide all payor claims database.
SB 2045 (see companion bill HB 3414) – Texas
Introduced: 2023 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to the statewide all payor claims database.
HB 1592 (see companion bill SB 1306) – Texas
Introduced: 2023 Status: Enacted
Relating to the application of balance billing prohibitions and out-of-network dispute resolution procedures to certain self-insured or self-funded employee welfare benefit plans.
SB 1306 (see companion bill HB 1592) – Texas
Introduced: 2023 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to the application of balance billing prohibitions and out-of-network dispute resolution procedures to certain self-insured or self-funded employee welfare benefit plans.
HB 1754 (see companion bill SB 622) – Texas
Introduced: 2023 Status: Inactive / Dead
Relating to the disclosure of certain prescription drug information by a health benefit plan.
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Texas Medical Association et al v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (TMA I) – Federal
District Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Status: Decided
The Texas Medical Association (TMA) filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, Office of Personnel …
Georgia College Of Emergency Physicians et al. v. U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services et al. – Federal
District Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division Status: Decided
On December 23, 2021, Georgia College Of Emergency Physicians (GCEP), a professional group, filed suit against the US Department of Health and Human Services, Department …
American Society of Anesthesiologists v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Federal
District Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Status: Decided
On December 22, 2021, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, American College of Emergency Physicians, and American College of Radiology filed suit against the US Department …
Association of Air Medical Services v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services / American Medical Association et al. v. U.S. Department Of Health and Human Services et al. – Federal
District Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia Status: Decided
In late 2021, less than one month apart, the Association of Air Medical Services (filed November 16, 2021) and later the American Medical Association and …
Haller v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Federal
District Court: Eastern District of New York Status: Decided
The complaint alleges that major parts of the No Surprises Act are unconstitutional. Specifically, Dr. Haller claims that the federal IDR process and prohibition of …
LifeNet v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Federal
District Court: Eastern District of Texas Status: Decided
LifeNet, an air ambulance provider based in Texas that transports patients in Louisiana and Arkansas, filed suit to challenge the No Surprises Act, claiming the government treats …
Brown et al. v. Hartford Healthcare – Connecticut
District Court: Superior Court Judicial District of Hartford Status: Pending
In a class action filed by seven Connecticut consumers in state court, plaintiffs allege that Hartford Healthcare acquired a monopoly on acute inpatient hospital services …
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District Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Status: Decided
The Texas Medical Association (TMA) filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, Office of Personnel …
Georgia College Of Emergency Physicians et al. v. U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services et al. – Federal
District Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division Status: Decided
On December 23, 2021, Georgia College Of Emergency Physicians (GCEP), a professional group, filed suit against the US Department of Health and Human Services, Department …
American Society of Anesthesiologists v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Federal
District Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Status: Decided
On December 22, 2021, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, American College of Emergency Physicians, and American College of Radiology filed suit against the US Department …
Association of Air Medical Services v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services / American Medical Association et al. v. U.S. Department Of Health and Human Services et al. – Federal
District Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia Status: Decided
In late 2021, less than one month apart, the Association of Air Medical Services (filed November 16, 2021) and later the American Medical Association and …
Haller v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Federal
District Court: Eastern District of New York Status: Decided
The complaint alleges that major parts of the No Surprises Act are unconstitutional. Specifically, Dr. Haller claims that the federal IDR process and prohibition of …
LifeNet v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Federal
District Court: Eastern District of Texas Status: Decided
LifeNet, an air ambulance provider based in Texas that transports patients in Louisiana and Arkansas, filed suit to challenge the No Surprises Act, claiming the government treats …
Brown et al. v. Hartford Healthcare – Connecticut
District Court: Superior Court Judicial District of Hartford Status: Pending
In a class action filed by seven Connecticut consumers in state court, plaintiffs allege that Hartford Healthcare acquired a monopoly on acute inpatient hospital services …
Next | See all Litigation Records
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