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119-hr-3017119th Congress

Measuring State Healthcare Freedom Act

Sponsored By: Representative Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]

Introduced

Summary

annual 10-year state-level study of health care competition and consolidation. This bill would require the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at HHS to run an annual study for 10 years that collects state-by-state data tied to antitrust and competition issues in health care, with input from the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department Antitrust Division.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Public scorecard on state health care markets

If enacted, HHS's ASPE would run a 10-year, annual study of state health care markets. ASPE would consult the FTC and DOJ Antitrust. It would collect data on licensing, mergers and acquisitions, and state laws like certificates of need. It would count hospitals, clinics, insurers, and therapy providers, and measure market concentration (HHI) for key services. Each year, ASPE would report to Congress, post results online, and release interactive public data.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]

IN • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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