WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) released the following statement after his and Senator John Hickenlooper's (D-Colorado) bipartisanPatients Deserve Price Tags Actpassed the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor,and Pensions (HELP) with overwhelming bipartisan support, marking a major milestone toward lowering healthcare costs for American families.
Thelegislationrequires hospitals and insurers to publicly disclose healthcare prices, giving patients the ability to compare costs before receiving care. By increasing transparency and competition, the bill will help lower healthcare costs, empower patients, and put consumers back in control...