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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 11, 2023
Health Data Access, Transparency, and Affordability Act or the Health DATA Act
This bill revises the requirements for contracts between employer-sponsored health plans and provider networks, third-party administrators, or pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
Specifically, such contracts must also allow health plan fiduciaries to reasonably access and audit certain claims and cost information. Further, a plan fiduciary must annually attest that the plan is in compliance with this requirement.
The bill establishes civil penalties for violations of these requirements.
The Department of Labor must report on the status of health plans' ability to access to certain de-identified claim information.
People & committees
Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5] · R–OR
Legislative record
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 210.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-260.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-260.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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