# 114-hr-5497: Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2016

114-hr-5497, Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5497
- Congress: 114
- Title: Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2016-06-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to report to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): (1) the frequency of certain treatment episodes for the most frequently treated conditions in each setting, (2) the total number of such treatment episodes, and (3) the average charge for the insured and uninsured for such a treatment episode.  HHS must publish on its website: (1) such information in a manner that promotes charge comparisons among hospitals and among ambulatory surgical centers, and (2) a link to other consumer quality information maintained on an HHS or Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services website. Hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers must post prominently at each admission site a notice of the availability of such data. Civil penalties are authorized for violations of this bill.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6460: Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6108: Never Again Act
- 114-hr-5989: United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act
- 114-hr-5961: Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5858: RACE for Children Act
- 114-hr-5848: Apprenticeship Improvement Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-5497 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5497)

## Related
- [114-hr-6460: Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6460)
- [114-hr-6108: Never Again Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6108)
- [114-hr-5989: United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5989)
- [114-hr-5961: Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5961)
- [114-hr-5858: RACE for Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5858)
- [114-hr-5848: Apprenticeship Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5848)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5497 (as of 2025-11-18).