Prices on the Wall Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9390 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9390

   To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require 
            certain facilities to post prices on the walls.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 23, 2026

Mrs. Miller-Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
   To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require 
            certain facilities to post prices on the walls.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prices on the Wall Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING CERTAIN FACILITIES TO POST PRICES ON THE WALLS.

    Section 2718 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-18) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Requirement to Post Prices on the Walls.--
            ``(1) Hospitals.--Each hospital operating in the United 
        States shall, beginning January 1, 2028, post on the wall of 
        such hospital (in such areas as specified by the Secretary) the 
        discounted cash price, as applicable, expressed as a dollar 
        amount, for each Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-
        specified shoppable service that is furnished by the hospital 
        when provided in, as applicable, the inpatient setting and 
        outpatient department setting (or, in the case no discounted 
        cash price is available for such service, the median cash price 
        charged by the hospital to self-pay individuals for such 
        service when provided in such settings for the previous 3 
        years, expressed as a dollar amount).
            ``(2) Ambulatory surgical centers.--Each ambulatory 
        surgical center operating in the United States shall, beginning 
        January 1, 2028, post on the wall of such center (in such areas 
        as specified by the Secretary) the discounted cash price, as 
        applicable, expressed as a dollar amount, for each Centers for 
        Medicare & Medicaid Services-specified shoppable service that 
        is furnished by the center (or, in the case no discounted cash 
        price is available for such service, the median cash price 
        charged by the center to self-pay individuals for such service 
        for the previous 3 years, expressed as a dollar amount).
            ``(3) Laboratories.--Each laboratory operating in the 
        United States shall, beginning January 1, 2028, post on the 
        wall of such laboratory (in such areas as specified by the 
        Secretary) the discounted cash price, as applicable, expressed 
        as a dollar amount, for each specified clinical diagnostic 
        laboratory test that is a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
        Services-specified shoppable service furnished by the 
        laboratory (or, if no such price exists, the gross charge for 
        such test).
            ``(4) Providers furnishing imaging services.--Each provider 
        of services and supplier furnishing imaging services operating 
        in the United States shall, beginning January 1, 2028, post on 
        the wall of such provider or supplier (in such areas as 
        specified by the Secretary) the discounted cash price, as 
        applicable, expressed as a dollar amount, for each imaging 
        service that is a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-
        specified shoppable service furnished by the provider or 
        supplier (or, in the case no such price exists, the gross 
        charge for such service).
            ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Discounted cash price.--The term `discounted 
                cash price' means the charge that applies to an 
                individual who pays cash, or cash equivalent, for an 
                item or service.
                    ``(B) Shoppable service.--The term `shoppable 
                service' means a service that can be scheduled by a 
                health care consumer in advance and includes all 
                ancillary items and services customarily furnished as 
                part of such service.
                    ``(C) Specified clinical diagnostic laboratory 
                test.--The term `specified clinical diagnostic 
                laboratory test' means a clinical diagnostic laboratory 
                test other than an advanced diagnostic laboratory test 
                (as defined in section 1834A(d)(5) of the Social 
                Security Act).''.
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