# 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act 119-hr-5582, Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582 - As of: 2026-09-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-5582 - Congress: 119 - Title: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-09-26 - Sponsor: Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI) - Cosponsors: 12 - Policy area: Health - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-21 ## Summary **Would require broad price transparency across hospitals, clinical labs, imaging centers, and ambulatory surgical centers** by making standard charges and payer‑specific negotiated prices public in machine‑readable and consumer‑friendly formats, while giving group health plans stronger access to claims data and new enforcement tools. ## Cosponsors (12) - Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Health plans must publish price files: benefit, high. By January 1, 2027, health plans would post three machine‑readable files each month. Files would show in‑network rates by provider, drug rates and historical net prices for a 90‑day lookback, and out‑of‑network billed and allowed amounts for a 90‑day lookback. An executive would attest that the dat… - Plans get more data from vendors: benefit, high. Group health plans would gain the right to get all claims and encounter data and key documents from service providers within tight timelines. Vendors would have to share, at least quarterly and at no cost, claims files, pricing methods, rebates and fees received, payments to subcontractors, and rec… - Hospitals would post monthly prices online: benefit, medium. Starting January 1, 2026, hospitals would have to post prices online each month. Through December 31, 2026, they would list at least 300 shoppable services; after that they would list all shoppable services. Each listing would show billing codes, the gross charge, the discounted cash price (or a mi… - Real-time cost estimates from your plan: benefit, medium. Your health plan would need a web tool that gives real-time cost estimates. It would show the in-network rate or the maximum allowed amount, your cost sharing, and your progress toward your deductible and out-of-pocket limit. You could search by billing code or by a named provider, in or out of net… - Clear, itemized medical bills required: benefit, low. Providers would have to send a written, itemized bill within 30 days after they get final payment from a third party. Each bill would list every service, codes, prices, and payments already made, plus how to get help and charity care. Providers could not start collections until they send this bill.… - Imaging providers must post prices: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2027, imaging providers and suppliers would post prices online at least once a year. They would show billing codes, gross charges, and discounted cash prices in a standard format. If you pay cash, they would have to accept the posted discounted or minimum cash price as payment in f… - Labs would post test prices: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2027, many clinical labs would post prices for each test on a website. They would update prices at least monthly when changes happen and include common add-ons like collection and transport. A standard file format would be set by January 1, 2027. If a lab ignores notices, penalties… - Surgery centers would post prices: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2027, certain ambulatory surgery centers with hospital ownership would post prices each year. They would list at least 300 shoppable services and use a standard file format set by January 1, 2027. If they stay out of compliance after notices and timelines, penalties could reach up… - Estimator tools cannot replace posted prices: benefit, low. Having a price estimator tool would not count as meeting the public posting rules. Hospitals, surgery centers, labs, and imaging providers would still need to publish machine‑readable files and consumer‑friendly price lists. ## Related bills - 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025 - 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act - 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act - 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act - 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-5582 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5582) ## Related - [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842) - [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151) - [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102) - [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628) - [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048) - [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582 (as of 2026-09-21).