Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 764 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Patients' Right to Know Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION TO CONSUMERS. (a) In General.--Section 2715 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-15) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(h) Disclosure of Health Insurance Information to Consumers.-- ``(1) In general.--A health insurance issuer or sponsor of a group health plan, through its annual summary of benefits and coverage explanation provided under subsection (d), through an Internet website, or through some other written means of communication with the consumer such as a printed mailing-- ``(A) shall include the disclosure (effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2016, and in addition to the information required to be disclosed under this section) of-- ``(i) the applicable additional information relating to fees described in paragraph (2); and ``(ii) the applicable additional information included under paragraph (3)(D); and ``(B) shall not be subject to any administrative action by the Secretary or by a State authority with respect to any disclosure made on or after the date of…
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