{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://carey.house.gov/2023/12/12/rep-careys-bill-increase-transparency-health-care-passed-us-house/", "Rep. Carey\u2019s Bill to Increase Transparency in Health Care Passed by U.S. House of Representatives", "2023-12-12", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Mike Carey", "C001126", "carey.house.gov", "carey", "https://carey.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congressman Mike Carey (R-OH) applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing his Imaging Services Price Transparency Act, which requires medical providers to disclose the prices of X-Ray, CT, and MRI scans.\n\n\u201cEvery year, millions of hardworking Ohioans are blindsided by medical costs,\u201d said Congressman Carey. \u201cOur bipartisan bill makes it easier for consumers to know, in advance, the price of an X-Ray or CT scan. This will not only improve transparency in the health care system, but also create competition between hospitals, out-patient facilities, and local clinics.\u201d\n\nCongressman Carey\u2019s Imaging Services Price Transparency Act was included within the larger Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. This package was crafted jointly by the House Ways and Means Committee, the House Education and Workforce Committee, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://carey.house.gov/2023/12/12/rep-careys-bill-increase-transparency-health-care-passed-us-house/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.308100065216422, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}