Title 29, LaborRelease 119-102
§1185h Maintenance of Price Comparison Tool
Title 29 › CHAPTER 18 — EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER I — PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RIGHTS › Subtitle B — Regulatory Provisions › part 7 — group health plan requirements › Subpart B — Other Requirements › § 1185h
Summary
Group health plans and issuers must offer phone price help and put a website tool online that, when possible, lets enrollees compare out‑of‑pocket costs for service from participating providers in that plan year and region.
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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102