HB 743 · 2025 · House · Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee
Health care price transparency requirements
AI-generatedrelative to patient access to health care prices and billing practices.
Requires health care entities and insurers to disclose price estimates, post notice of price transparency rights, provide advance explanations of benefits, comply with federal hospital price transparency rules, and authorizes fines for noncompliance.AI-generated
Status
Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 6, 2025- ✓Introduced
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- Senate
- Governor
- Law
Analysis
This bill requires health care entities to provide an estimate of the price of health care services to be provided. The bill also requires health care entities to post notice of a patient's right to request this information and requires health insurance carriers to provide an insured patient with an advanced explanation of benefits withing 3 business days of receiving a good faith estimate from a health care entity. The bill also requires hospitals to comply with federal price transparency requirements, directs the department of health and human services to adopt rules regarding the disclosure requirements, and provides for the assessment of fines for noncompliance.
From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.
In the bill's words
Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site
“"Frequently provided health care services and procedures" means those health care services and procedures that were provided by the health care entity at least 50 times in the preceding calendar year.”
“A health care entity shall inform patients about the availability of prices for the most frequently provided health care services and procedures and the right of a patient to request information about the price of health care services and procedures pursuant to RSA 358-U:4 and RSA 358-U:5 by posting a notice on prominent display to patients.”
“A health care entity shall include notice of a patient's right to request information about the price of health care services and procedures pursuant to RSA 358-U:4 or 358-U:5 in any written document provided to a patient prior to rendering health care treatment for the purpose of obtaining informed consent to that treatment.”
“Upon the request of an uninsured or self-pay patient, a health care entity shall provide to the patient a good faith estimate of the total price of health care services to be rendered directly by that health care provider during a single medical encounter as follows:”
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
- Rep. Ron DunnRVice Chair· Resources, Recreation and Development
Also: Rep. Donald McFarlaneR, Rep. Kristine PerezR
Public testimony
22 signed in online · 4 wrote testimony
59% support41% oppose0% neutral
In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted
“I support HB743- relative to patient access to health care prices and billing practices. Although the Federal Hospital Price Transparency Law went into effect in 2021, last year PatientRightsAdvocate.org found that only 34.5% of hospitals were fully compliant.…”
“While I support providing patients more access to health care costs and billing practices, this bill is not a solution. It will put a enormous administrative burden on health care providers, delay care, and increase the cost of care.”
“As a nurse, ending access to free vaccines is an incredibly scary proposition. Our healthcare system is already overstretched with limited resources and under staffing issues.…”
Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.
Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026
Votes
yeanay- Feb 19, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate15–1Overall94% yea
- Mar 6, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted
Hearings and debates
- Feb 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs1:14:54–1:24:469m 52slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing; Executive Session
- Mar 6, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote
Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.
Legislative history
- Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 3 P. 25
- Feb 12, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/12/2025 10:00 am LOB 301-303
- Feb 12, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/12/2025 10:00 am LOB 301-303
- Feb 19, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/19/2025 (Vote 15-1; CC) HC 14 P. 10
- Mar 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 14
Coverage
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Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.