What This Bill Does
This bill would require clearer, more usable price information across the health care system so patients can compare costs before getting care. It is aimed at hospitals, insurers, and other health care entities that set or bill for services, with the goal of making charges, negotiated rates, and out-of-pocket exposure easier to see in advance. The core mechanism is stronger transparency requirements rather than a new benefit or spending program. For consumers, that could mean fewer surprises and more leverage when choosing where and how to get care.
- Requires clearer advance pricing information in the health care sector.
- Affects hospitals, insurers, and other entities that bill for medical services.
- Targets consumer-facing price data so patients can compare costs before treatment.
- Falls under Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce jurisdiction.
- Introduced in the House on June 23, 2026 and currently in committee referral.
Who This Bill Affects
If you use medical services, especially elective or shoppable care, this bill could make it easier to see prices before you commit and to compare providers. That may help you avoid unexpected bills and choose lower-cost options, but it also means hospitals and insurers may change how they publish and present prices, which can be confusing at first if the information is uneven or hard to interpret.
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- Bill
- HR 9393
- Congress
- 119th Congress
- Official title
- To promote price transparency in the health care sector.
- Policy area
- Healthcare
- Latest action
- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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. (June 23, 2026)
- Last updated
- June 24, 2026
Who Supports & Opposes This
- Patients with high deductibles People who pay a lot out of pocket want advance pricing so they can avoid unexpected bills and compare providers on cost. Clearer disclosures can make it easier to choose care that fits a household budget.
- Employers offering health coverage Employers often want more predictable and understandable health costs for their workers. Transparency can help them steer employees toward lower-cost providers and improve plan design.
- Consumer advocates Many health care prices are difficult to compare, which weakens normal market pressure. Better disclosure is seen as a basic fairness measure that gives consumers more bargaining power.
- Hospitals and health systems Providers may argue that publishing and maintaining detailed pricing information is costly and administratively complex. They may also say that price data can be misleading without context about severity, billing practices, or bundled services.
- Insurers and plan administrators Insurers may warn that transparency rules can require extensive systems changes and produce data that is hard for patients to use. They may also argue that price disclosure alone does not address the underlying drivers of medical inflation.
- Medical practices in low-margin specialties Smaller practices may see compliance as another reporting obligation that adds overhead without helping them compete. They may worry that public price comparisons could oversimplify clinically different services.
Key Implications
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““promote price transparency in the health care sector””
This signals that the bill is aimed at making medical prices more visible before patients receive care. In practice, that can change how hospitals, insurers, and doctors disclose fees and negotiated rates.
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““Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce””
The bill is now in the committee review stage in the House, where members can hold hearings, consider amendments, or decide whether to advance it. Most bills do not move far beyond this point without committee action.
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““in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce””
The bill touches multiple parts of federal health policy and employer-sponsored coverage. That broad jurisdictional reach can shape what parts of the bill are revised as it moves through Congress.
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““for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction””
Different committees will review the sections that overlap with their policy areas. That often affects which transparency rules apply to insurers, providers, or employer health plans.
Latest Status
June 23, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
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