That is another ripoff that happens nowhere else.

Not really. I have just come from the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, which is having a hearing on the Key Bridge, the bridge in Baltimore that was badly damaged.

I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to get the Health Care Price Transparency Act 2.0 to the President's desk.

All insurance companies basically do this.

That is the ultimately behavior of a monopoly, and remember, they are the supplier, and this is going against their own customers, and that, to me, is indicative of why we are in the pickle we are in.

small employers will really benefit from access to tools and technology that can leverage that standardized formatting

We strongly endorse the bipartisan Senate Bill 3548, The Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0, introduced by Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee member Senator Mike Braun and Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders.

By the way, before my time runs out, back in 2008, the insurance companies told me that if you can create a market and an engaged consumer you will save so much money.

We help make the rules for the country, and we do not do this by ourselves.

I do not know of one other industry where we have had to bring, at the federal government level, a transparency bill.

Last year, the Environment and Public Works Committee held, I think, not one, but a couple of hearings on permitting, common theme at our hearings, on the importance of public engagement.

Today, we heard about the importance of health care price transparency and how access to this information will lower costs for Americans.

I would like your opinion, Dr. Whaley and Ms. Deacon, on how do we get what drives most markets would be unfettered competition, no barriers to entry, price transparency, but an engaged consumer?

Public engagement can build trust, it can increase public buy-in, can help resolve issues, can help prevent litigation, and ultimately it can save time and money.

We help make the rules for the country, and we do not do this by ourselves.

the Braun-Sanders bill is so important is because it makes this data available in a standardized format

Last year, the Environment and Public Works Committee held, I think, not one, but a couple of hearings on permitting, common theme at our hearings, on the importance of public engagement.

Not really. I have just come from the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, which is having a hearing on the Key Bridge, the bridge in Baltimore that was badly damaged.