[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5809 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5809
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to
include certain information on any health insurance membership card
issued by such plan or issuer.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 7, 2020
Mr. Beyer (for himself and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and
Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to
include certain information on any health insurance membership card
issued by such plan or issuer.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Better Information Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED ON HEALTH INSURANCE
MEMBERSHIP CARDS.
(a) Public Health Service Act.--Subpart II of part A of title XXVII
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-11 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 2730. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED ON HEALTH INSURANCE
MEMBERSHIP CARDS.
``In the case of a group health plan or health insurance issuer
offering group or individual health insurance coverage that provides a
physical or electronic card indicating membership in such plan or
coverage to an individual enrolled under such plan or coverage, such
group health plan or issuer shall include on such card each of the
following:
``(1) The nearest hospital to the primary residence of such
individual that has in effect a contractual relationship with
such plan or coverage for furnishing items and services under
such plan or coverage.
``(2) A telephone number or Internet website address
through which such individual may seek consumer assistance
information, such as information related to hospitals and
urgent care facilities that have in effect a contractual
relationship with such plan or coverage for furnishing items
and services under such plan or coverage.
``(3) Any deductible applicable to such individual.
``(4) Any out-of-pocket maximum applicable to such
individual.
``(5) Any cost-sharing obligation applicable to such
individual for a visit at an emergency department, or urgent
care facility, that has in effect a contractual relationship
with such plan or coverage for furnishing items and services
under such plan or coverage.''.
(b) Internal Revenue Code.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter B of chapter 100 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 9816. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED ON HEALTH INSURANCE
MEMBERSHIP CARDS.
``In the case of a group health plan that provides a physical or
electronic card indicating membership in such plan to an individual
enrolled under such plan, such group health plan shall include on such
card each of the following:
``(1) The nearest hospital to the primary residence of such
individual that has in effect a contractual relationship with
such plan for furnishing items and services under such plan.
``(2) A telephone number or Internet website address
through which such individual may seek consumer assistance
information, such as information related to hospitals and
urgent care facilities that have in effect a contractual
relationship with such plan for furnishing items and services
under such plan.
``(3) Any deductible applicable to such individual.
``(4) Any out-of-pocket maximum applicable to such
individual.
``(5) Any cost-sharing obligation applicable to such
individual for a visit at an emergency department, or urgent
care facility, that has in effect a contractual relationship
with such plan for furnishing items and services under such
plan.''.
(2) Nonapplication of incorporation provisions.--Section
9815(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(as amended by
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)'' and
inserting ``(other than the provisions of section 2730
of the Public Health Service Act)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(other than
the provisions of section 2730 of the Public Health
Service Act)'' after ``a provision of such part A''.
(3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for such
subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
``Sec. 9816. Information required to be included on health insurance
membership cards.''.
(c) Employee Retirement Income Security Act.--
(1) In general.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title
I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
U.S.C. 1185 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 716. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED ON HEALTH INSURANCE
MEMBERSHIP CARDS.
``In the case of a group health plan or health insurance issuer
offering group health insurance coverage that provides a physical or
electronic card indicating membership in such plan or coverage to an
individual enrolled under such plan or coverage, such group health plan
or issuer shall include on such card each of the following:
``(1) The nearest hospital to the primary residence of such
individual that has in effect a contractual relationship with
such plan or coverage for furnishing items and services under
such plan or coverage.
``(2) A telephone number or Internet website address
through which such individual may seek consumer assistance
information, such as information related to hospitals and
urgent care facilities that have in effect a contractual
relationship with such plan or coverage for furnishing items
and services under such plan or coverage.
``(3) Any deductible applicable to such individual.
``(4) Any out-of-pocket maximum applicable to such
individual.
``(5) Any cost-sharing obligation applicable to such
individual for a visit at an emergency department, or urgent
care facility, that has in effect a contractual relationship
with such plan or coverage for furnishing items and services
under such plan or coverage.''.
(2) Nonapplication of incorporation provisions.--Section
715(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(29 U.S.C. 1185d(a)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(as amended by
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)'' and
inserting ``(other than the provisions of section 2730
of the Public Health Service Act)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(other than
the provisions of section 2730 of the Public Health
Service Act)'' after ``a provision of such part A''.
(3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 1
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 714 the
following new items:
``Sec. 715. Additional market reforms.
``Sec. 716. Information required to be included on health insurance
membership cards.''.
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