Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73
§1185h Maintenance of price comparison tool
Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 18— - EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RIGHTS › Subtitle Subtitle B— - Regulatory Provisions › Part part 7— - group health plan requirements › Subpart Subpart B— - Other Requirements › § 1185h
Summary
Group health plans and insurers must offer price help by phone and put a price-comparison tool on their website. When possible, the tool lets people enrolled compare what they would pay for a specific service from participating providers in their plan year and area.
Full Legal Text
Title 29, §1185h
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A group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage shall offer price comparison guidance by telephone and make available on the Internet website of the plan or issuer a price comparison tool that (to the extent practicable) allows an individual enrolled under such plan or coverage, with respect to such plan year, such geographic region, and participating providers with respect to such plan or coverage, to compare the amount of cost-sharing that the individual would be responsible for paying under such plan or coverage with respect to the furnishing of a specific item or service by any such provider.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section applicable with respect to plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2022, see section 114(d) of div. BB of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 9819 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
Reference
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Citation
29 U.S.C. § 1185h
Title 29 — Labor
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73