{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/zinke-votes-lower-health-care-costs-increase-price-transparency-montanans", "Zinke Votes to Lower Health Care Costs, Increase Price Transparency for Montanans", "2023-12-13", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Ryan K. Zinke", "Z000018", "zinke.house.gov", "zinke", "https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Ryan Zinke released the following statement after voting in support of the H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act which passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 320-71. H.R. 5378 is reform-oriented legislation designed to lower the cost of health care and increase price transparency for patients in Montana and across the nation.\n\n\u201cBiden\u2019s inflation already has Montanans reaching deep into their pockets to pay for everything across the board \u2013 the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act takes a little weight off their shoulders to make sure healthcare doesn\u2019t fall in the budget cuts,\u201d Zinke said. \u201cIt expands access to affordable generic drugs and invests into rural healthcare centers to ensure you can sustain the Montana way of life without having to sacrifice proximity to quality care. I hope the Senate doesn\u2019t drag their feet per usual and passes this legislation expeditiously.\u201d\n\nHow the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act helps patients:\n\nIncreases Price Transparency Throughout the Health Care System for Patients\n\nEmpowers patients and employers to shop for health care and make informed health care decisions by providing timely and accurate information about the cost of care, treatment, and services\n\nMakes health care price information public by ensuring hospitals, insurance companies, labs, imaging providers, and ambulatory surgical centers publicly list the prices they charge patients\n\nLowers costs for patients and employers by requiring health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to disclose negotiated drug rebates and discounts, revealing the true costs of prescription drugs\n\nAddresses the Cost of Prescription Drugs\n\nLowers out-of-pocket costs for seniors who receive medication at a hospital-owned outpatient facility\n\nExpands access to more affordable generic drugs\n\nEquips employer health plans with the drug price information they need to get the best deal possible for their employees\n\nSupports Patients, Health Care Workers, Community Health Centers, and Hospitals\n\nSupporting Community Health Centers, which are crucial for patients in rural and underserved areas\n\nSupporting training programs for new doctors in communities\n\nPreserving Medicaid for hospitals that take care of uninsured and low-income patients\n\nExtending funding for research to find better treatments and a cure for diabetes, which affects more than 37 million Americans", 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://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/zinke-votes-lower-health-care-costs-increase-price-transparency-montanans"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7746338378638029, "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"}