H.R. 5582In committeeHealth care
Hospitals and insurers must publish real prices under HR 5582
Data as of July 11, 2026
Hospitals and insurers would have to post real prices for medical services so patients know their costs before receiving care.60-second read · 5 questions answered below
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What does this do?
This bill would require hospitals, health insurance plans, labs, imaging centers, and outpatient surgery centers to publicly post their actual prices for medical services in plain, easy-to-read formats. Hospitals would need to list their full prices, cash prices for patients paying out of pocket, and the specific rates negotiated with each insurance company, updated monthly. Insurance plans would also have to provide a real-time online tool showing exactly what a patient would owe for a specific service from a specific provider, and the plan could not charge more than that estimate.
Who does it affect?
This bill affects virtually anyone in the United States who receives medical care or has health insurance. It also applies to hospitals, labs, imaging centers, outpatient surgery centers, and health insurance companies.
Why does it matter?
Patients currently may not know what a medical service will cost until after they receive care and get a bill. This bill would change that by requiring prices to be available before care is received.
What does it cost, and who pays?
- Daily fines for rule violations
- Higher fines for large/repeat violators
- Fines cannot be waived
Where does it stand?
- Introduced
- House committee — You are here
- House vote
- Senate
- President's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
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- MONIQUE YOHANAN: Real Transparency Requires Enforcement. Patients Deserve Price Tags Act Finally Provides It.
dailycaller.comJan 31, 2026Leans right
- SEN ROGER MARSHALL: Trump medical transparency initiative could save $1 trillion
foxnews.comMar 5, 2026Leans right
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Official title
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- Introduced:
- September 26, 2025
- Latest action:
- September 26, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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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