HR 3386 · 116th Congress · Social Welfare

Protect the Uninsured Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-06-20· Sponsored by Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2019-06-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Protect the Uninsured Act of 2019 This bill limits the liability of uninsured individuals in relation to certain hospital costs. Specifically, a hospital or critical access hospital may not hold such individuals liable for more than the lowest negotiated price that the hospital charges a health insurer or group health plan. Hospitals that impose greater liability shall be subject to specified civil monetary penalties.…

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