House and Senate Committees advance health care legislation

Multiple Congressional committees recently advanced health care proposals focused on price transparency and affordability. The House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee advanced the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act by a 45-0 vote to expand transparency requirements for hospitals, health plans, and PBMs. The Senate HELP Committee advanced the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, which would require hospitals and insurers to publicly disclose pricing information. Finally, the House Ways and Means (W&M) Committee advanced the Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans Act, which includes provisions focused on health care price transparency. This activity underscores continued bipartisan interest in affordability and transparency. As lawmakers balance a packed legislative agenda and other must-pass priorities, these proposals could factor into broader health care discussions later this year.