House E&C subcommittee holds markup on price transparency, access to care bills

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health June 25 held a markup session on bills regarding healthcare price transparency, illicit drugs and prior authorization. Bills considered by the subcommittee included the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 9393), legislation that would codify existing price transparency regulations for hospitals and health plans; the Prices on the Wall Act (H.R. 9390), a bill that would require hospitals to post pricing physically on their walls; and the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514), an AHA-supported measure that would reduce variation in prior authorization methods used for Medicare Advantage plans. 

The AHA provided comments to the subcommittee June 10 for a hearing discussing some of the proposals from today’s markup. All of the bills considered June 25 were advanced to the full committee for consideration.