Two leading Democrats haven't signed on, saying it falls short.
In brief comments off the House floor last week, Neal called the bill a “missed opportunity” and said he believes other Ways and Means Democrats would oppose the legislation. In a statement later, he again expressed frustration that the legislation excluded measures shedding light on private equity ownership of health facilities as well as declines to add more transparency into private Medicare plans.
Meanwhile, a person familiar with Scott’s thinking, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to be candid, said the bill as is omits some bipartisan policies that the Education and the Workforce panel advanced, such asaimed at ensuring group health plans and issuers only pay claims submitted by hospitals with policies in place to make sure they bill accurately.
Efforts to boost transparency into the health system’s opaque pricing schemes have been one of the major health issues both the House and the Senate are aiming to tackle this year. What happens in the House this week will determine how much momentum there is to get something done that both chambers could feasibly pass this Congress.
The Democratic votes on the legislation will be one of the keys to watch, with the bill needing a two-thirds majority to pass in the House.The legislation is a byproduct of bills three congressional committees with jurisdiction over the nation’s health policy advanced earlier this year.House Energy and Commerce,
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