HR 5464 · 102th Congress · Health
Medical and Health Insurance Information Reform Act of 1992
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.(1992-07-08)
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Medical and Health Insurance Information Reform Act of 1992 - Adds a new title XXII, Medical And Health Insurance Information Reform, to the Social Security Act (SSA). Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in order to assure the availability of comparative value information to health care purchasers, to determine whether each State is developing and implementing a health care value information program. Enumerates the criteria for State programs. Provides that if the Secretary finds that a State has not developed or implemented a health care value information program that comports with such criteria, the Secretary must take necessary actions to implement a comparable program in the State. Allows fees to be charged for the informational materials provided pursuant to such program. Directs the head of any Federal agency with responsibility for the provision of health insurance or health care services to develop and make comparative value information available to States, health care providers, and consumers. Directs the Secretary to promulgate requirements for health insurers to furnish periodically to the Secretary, on a sample basis, health care data relevant to health…
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