S. 2355, the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, advanced out of committee on July 22, 2026.
S. 2355 — Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
What it does
This bill requires hospitals, clinical labs, imaging providers, ambulatory surgical centers, and health insurers to publicly disclose their prices for medical services in machine-readable formats, including gross charges, discounted cash prices, and negotiated rates with insurance companies. Patients gain access to transparent pricing information to shop for care; providers face monthly/annual disclosure deadlines and civil penalties ($300–$35 per bed per day for hospitals, up to $10 million for insurers) for non-compliance.
Quorum's transparency scan gave Patients Deserve Price Tags Act a moderate transparency flag.
What happens next
S. 2355 advanced out of committee. Next stop: a floor vote.
Who is behind it
Filed by Roger Marshall. Cosponsored by Alan Armstrong, Andy Kim, Bernie Moreno and Christopher Coons.