Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
The bill amends Social Security Act section 1128B to create a specified safe harbor for payments by providers/suppliers to web-based information service providers that enable consumers to search and self-schedule care.
It permits such remuneration when written, fair-market-value compensation and consumer-facing protections (no steering, disclosure, objective criteria, limited data sharing, no transportation or additional remuneration) are met, and it defines “consumer” and “information service provider.”
Narrow, administrative change with clear guardrails improves consumer access; opposition likely limited to regulatory/enforcement concerns.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused statutory amendment that adds a conditional exception within the Social Security Act's anti-kickback framework for payments to information service providers supporting consumer-facing, web-based provider searches and self-scheduling. The text defines prohibited conduct, compensation safeguards, disclosure and objectivity requirements, and adds concise definitions, while delegating limited additional authority to the Secretary.
Liberal emphasizes privacy and anti-steering enforcement; conservatives emphasize deregulation.
Liberal emphasizes privacy and anti-steering enforcement; conservatives emphasize deregulation.
Likely generally supportive because it could expand patient access and transparency for scheduling tools, but cautious about commercial influence and privacy gaps.
Would want stronger guarantees against subtle algorithmic steering, data monetization, and exclusion of small providers.
Pragmatic support likely: the bill reduces friction for digital self-scheduling and contains measurable safeguards (FMV, disclosure).
Will press for clear regulatory guidance to limit ambiguity and ensure rules are administrable.
Favorable toward enabling private-sector tech to expand access and reduce regulatory friction, but wary of expanding administrative discretion and potential hidden compliance burdens.
Prefer minimal, predictable rules and limited ongoing federal oversight.
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Narrow, administrative change with clear guardrails improves consumer access; opposition likely limited to regulatory/enforcement concerns.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberal emphasizes privacy and anti-steering enforcement; conservatives emphasize deregulation.
Narrow, administrative change with clear guardrails improves consumer access; opposition likely limited to regulatory/enforcement concerns.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused statutory amendment that adds a conditional exception within the Social Security Act's anti-kickback framework for payments to information service provid…
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