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| https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-consumers-deserve-know-why-their-health-insurance-costs-are | Greg Walden: Consumers deserve to know why their health insurance costs are going up | 2013-03-14 | 2013 | 2013-03 | Republican | House | OR | Greg Walden | W000791 | walden.house.gov | legacy | Greg Walden: Consumers deserve to know why their health insurance costs are going up Introduces Patients' Right to Know Act that requires health insurers provide consumers with a line-by-line summary of how new taxes in the health care law are affecting their premiums March 14, 2013 Click here or on the image below to watch Rep. Walden's video statement WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) today introduced a bill to empower consumers by giving them more information about rising health insurance premiums. If the federal government is going to play such a big role in our health care going forward, we have the right to know just how much it costs us. The Patients' Right to Know Act' will require health insurers to provide consumers with a line-by-line summary of how the new health care law's taxes and fees are impacting their insurance premiums, Rep. Walden said. During the debate over the health care law, then-Speaker Pelosi said we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it. Well, it's law. Consumers deserve the right to know how much of their premium is attributable to the nearly trillion dollars in taxes associated with the new health care law, Rep. Walden said. Click here to read the text of Rep. Walden's bill. The new health care lawthe Affordable Care Actis expected to raise health insurance premiums for Oregonians who buy their own health insurance coverage or receive it from their small employer. According to a study commissioned by Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber last year, premiums for those individuals will go up an average of 38 percent. While premiums for some Oregonians will decrease, they will rise by about 70 percent for more than one third of those in the individual market (Click here to read the report). According to a recent Congressional report, premiums in the individual market are expected to rise by 27 percent to 55 percent in Oregon due to the health care law (Click here to read the report). Tomorrow, the House Energy and Commerce Committeeof which Rep. Walden is a senior memberwill hold a hearing entitled Unaffordable: Impact of Obamacare on Americans' Health Insurance Premiums. Rep. Walden's bill will be discussed as the committee begins to consider this common-sense legislation. Click here for more information. This legislation is just one way that Rep. Walden and his colleagues are analyzing the health care law's true impact on patients, providers, small businesses, and families. Next week, Rep. Walden's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will explore how FDA regulations and taxes could impact innovation in mobile applications and devices. Click here for more information on that hearing. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |