Hearing on "Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to Increase Health Care Transparency"

The Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing is entitled "Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to Increase Health Care Transparency."

Key Documents

Opening Statement from Full Committee Ranking Member Pallone as prepared for delivery

Opening Statement from Subcommittee Ranking Member DeGette as prepared for delivery

Livestream

Witnesses 

Carol Skenes

Chief of Staff

Turquoise Health

Testimony

Shawn Gremminger

President and Chief Executive Officer

National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions

Testimony

Benedic Ippolito, Ph.D.

Senior Fellow

American Enterprise Institute  

Testimony

Christopher Whaley, Ph.D.

Associate Director of the Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research

Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice

Brown University School of Public Health

Testimony

Sophia Tripoli, MPH

Senior Director of Health Policy

Families USA

Testimony

Legislation

• H.R. ____, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026
• H.R. ____, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals to post prices on the walls.
• H.R. ____, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurer accountability through publishing of overhead costs and claim payments.
• H.R. ____, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require the displaying of claim denial rates.
• H.R. 5582, the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
• H.R. 9117, the Clear Healthcare Expense Cost Knowledge Act of 2026 
• H.R. ____, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain information in Medicare Advantage encounter data.
• H.R. ____, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require mandatory reporting with respect to certain health-related ownership information.
• H.R. ____, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the compensation that may be paid to agents and brokers by Medicare Advantage organizations.