S. 2355In markupHealth care
Bill would force labs, imaging centers to post prices like hospitals
Data as of July 23, 2026
The bill expands price-posting rules to labs, imaging centers, and insurers, with fines reaching millions for repeat violators.AI-decoded45-second read · 5 questions answered below
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AI-decodedWhat does this do?
The bill tightens hospital price-disclosure rules by adding formatting requirements, executive attestation of accuracy, and stronger fines. It extends similar price-posting rules to medical labs, imaging centers, and hospital-affiliated surgery centers starting in 2026 and 2027, and requires insurers to offer real-time cost tools and publish negotiated rates.
Who does it affect?
Hospitals, labs, imaging centers, surgery centers, health insurers, and employers offering employee health coverage face new disclosure duties. Patients and employers are meant to benefit from clearer cost information.
Why does it matter?
Noncompliant providers and insurers face daily fines that scale with size and repeat violations, adding legal and financial exposure. Employers gain new audit rights over insurers and pharmacy benefit managers, increasing oversight demands on those companies.
What does it cost, and who pays?
- Daily fines for violations
- Fines scale with hospital size
- Repeat violators face millions
Where does it stand?
- Introduced
- Senate committee — You are here
- Senate vote
- House
- President's desk
Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
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- Hospital Price Transparency Bill Advances in the Senate
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Official title
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- Introduced:
- July 17, 2025
- Latest action:
- July 22, 2026
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read the official bill on Congress.gov