# 115-hr-4808: Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2018

115-hr-4808, Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4808
- Congress: 115
- Title: Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2018-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2018 This bill requires entities that offer or furnish health care related products or services to the public to disclose the price for those products and services at the point of purchase and on the Internet. The entities must disclose all prices, including wholesale, retail, and discounted prices, that are accepted as payment in full for products and services furnished to individual consumers.The Department of Health and Human Services may investigate and impose civil penalties on entities that fail to comply with this requirement.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2018-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2018-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2018-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2018-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4392: To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Repor…
- 115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)

## Sources
- [115-hr-4808 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4808)

## Related
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-299)
- [115-hr-4392: To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Pros…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4392)
- [115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4256)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4808 (as of 2025-11-18).