Summary: S.1607 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

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Introduced in Senate (05/22/2019)

Medical Billing Fairness Act of 2019

This bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to (1) allow in-network patients, when scheduling a nonemergency procedure, to request only in-network treatment; and (2) if in-network treatment is not available, pay for any additional costs to the patient or the patient's insurer.