H.R. 7140 · 118th Congress · House

Mental Health Transparency Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Jan 30, 24
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Mental Health Transparency Act

This bill requires private health insurance plans to publish information about the number and percentage of behavioral health care and substance use disorder treatment providers located in the service area of the plan that are in-network.

Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish designations to reflect the breadth of in-network coverage for each type of provider in a service area.

HHS also must publish specified information about each behavioral health care and substance use disorder treatment provider in the country, including the location of each provider and the services each provider furnishes.

Action Timeline

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  1. DEC 17, 2024•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. FEB 02, 2024•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  3. JAN 30, 2024•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. JAN 30, 2024•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. JAN 30, 2024•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

  6. JAN 30, 2024•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

  7. JAN 30, 2024•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

Committees

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Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Dec 17, 2024

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Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Feb 2, 2024

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred: Jan 30, 2024

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Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Jan 30, 2024

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Jan 30, 2024

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