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H.R. 5800, Ban Surprise Billing Act

Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Time: 10:15 AM Location: Washington, D.C. 2175 Rayburn House Office Building

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H.R. 5800, Ban Surprise Billing Act

H.R. 5800, Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute 

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Amendments and Roll Call Votes

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Description

Action

Roll Call

H.R. 5800

#1

Mr. Scott

Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute

adopted by voice vote

#2

Ms. Shalala

 Allows care begun with an in-network provider to continue at the in-network rate for 90 days if the provider leaves the network

adopted by voice vote

#3

Mr. Murphy

 Requires provider directory documents to be retained for five years

adopted by voice vote

#4

Ms. Shalala

 Requires rulemaking on statutory provider nondiscrimination requirements

adopted by voice vote

#5

Mr. Murphy

 Under arbitration, requires public disclosure of average response time after a billing discrepancy and average time to resolve a billing discrepancy

adopted by voice vote

#6

Ms. Omar

Requires the Secretary of Labor to submit a template for disseminating cost-sharing information

adopted by voice vote

 

#7

Mr. Roe

Strikes air ambulance provision

defeated  8-37

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#8

Ms. Schrier

Adds a GAO study on network adequacy

adopted by voice vote

 

#9

Mr. Roe

Changes median in-network to “commercially reasonable” rates

defeated 15-30

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#10

Mrs. Lee

Adds a GAO study on provider access in underserved areas

adopted by voice vote

 

#11

Mr. Roe

Changes median in-network to “previously contracted” rates

defeated 16-29

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#12

Ms. Schrier

Adds good faith attempt to contract to arbitration considerations

adopted by voice vote

 

#13

Mr. Smucker

Allows continuation of certain contracting practices

withdrawn

 

#14

Mr. Morelle

Substitute (inserts the text of the Ways and Means proposal)

withdrawn

 

#15

Mr. Morelle

Deletes the threshold for arbitration

defeated 15-30

4

Motion

Mr. Takano

Report H.R. 5800

adopted 32-13

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