Hospital-owned clinics away from the main campus would have to bill with their own ID numbers. The bill aims to stop higher hospital-style charges for care given at those off-campus sites. Most changes would start January 1, 2026, if the bill becomes law.
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Preventing Hospital Overbilling of Medicare Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Latest action on H.R. 3023: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects hospitals that own clinics, offices, or emergency departments away from the main campus. It also affects Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans, private insurers, and patients who get outpatient care at those sites. The most direct changes are about how bills get filed and whether higher hospital-style rates can be used.
Why this matters: Patients and health plans can pay more when a hospital-owned off-campus clinic bills like the main hospital. This bill tries to make those bills easier to track and harder to overcharge. It could lower Medicare or private insurance spending, but the bill does not state the final effect on patient costs or hospital budgets. Those results would depend on later rules and how insurers apply them.
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Officially: Preventing Hospital Overbilling of Medicare Act
Hospital-owned clinics away from the main campus would have to bill with their own ID numbers. The bill aims to stop higher hospital-style charges for care given at those off-campus sites. Most changes would start January 1, 2026, if the bill becomes law.
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Introduced
Introduced in House
House Committee
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Latest: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (4/24/2025)
House Floor Vote
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Signed into Law
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