ACP Letter Regarding H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act

ACP letter of support for several provisions of the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which would improve access to and affordability of health care for patients.

Robin Chichester

H.R. 5378; 118th Congress; Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; H.R. 4822; Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 3561; Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency Act of 2023; PATIENT Act of 2023; price transparency; step therapy; private equity firms; hospital consolidation; pharmacy benefit managers pricing; site neutrality for Medicare and Medicare beneficiaries; reauthorization and funding increases; Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program; Community Health Center program; and National Health Service Corps; Rep. Jack Smith; Rep. Richard Neal; Rep. Virginia Foxx; Rep. Robert Scott; Rep. Frank Pallone; Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers; H.R. 4822; Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act; electronic prior authorization; H.R. 2630; the Safe Step Act; Data Collection in Health Care Consolidation; Medicare Advantage Organizations; mergers; vertical integration; Pricing Transparency in Health Care

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