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Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act

House

Permit enrollment in stand-alone dental coverage through health insurance exchanges without requiring enrollment in a qualified health plan

Latest action: Tue Feb 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act

Senate

Permit enrollment in dental benefits plans through health insurance exchanges without requiring enrollment in a qualified health plan

Latest action: Thu Mar 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Health Care PRICE Transparency Act

House

Require hospitals and health insurance plans to publicly disclose detailed prices for items, services, and prescription drugs so consumers can compare health care costs

Latest action: Thu Jan 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Responsible Path to Full Obamacare Repeal Act

House

Repeals the Affordable Care Act and the 2010 health care reconciliation law beginning in FY2026, while restoring prior amended laws

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2026

House

Establishes a federal effort to increase awareness of small business health insurance options under the Small Business Health Options Program

Latest action: Thu Jul 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

Senate

Prohibits federal funding, federal facilities, and qualified health plans from covering most abortions while making Hyde Amendment limits permanent across federal funds

Latest action: Wed Jan 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Health Coverage Choice Act

House

Extends the allowed duration of short-term limited-duration health insurance plans to nearly 12 months initially and up to 36 months total with renewals

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

Senate

Expand Medicare payment for pharmacist services in underserved communities through community pharmacy settings

Latest action: Thu Jul 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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CRITICAL Act

Senate

Increases the Medicare payment rate by 4% for services provided by critical access hospitals in Alaska and Hawaii

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

ROAD to Housing Act of 2025

Senate

Expand housing supply and affordability by advancing reforms tied to development, zoning, and federal housing programs

Latest action: Fri Aug 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

PSA Screening for HIM Act

Senate

Require health coverage of prostate-specific antigen screening to improve early detection of prostate cancer in men

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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ROAD to Housing Act of 2025

House

Expand rural housing development opportunities through measures tied to rural development and housing policy

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Prior Authorization Accountability Act

House

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Latest action: Thu Jun 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Association Health Plans Act

Senate

Authorize association health plans so small employers can join together to offer health insurance coverage

Latest action: Wed May 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

House

Permanently bars federal funding and federally supported health coverage for abortions, including in federal facilities and District of Columbia spending, while keeping rape, incest, and life-endangerment exceptions

Latest action: Wed Jan 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Compassion for Vulnerable and Struggling Workers Act

House

Directs House oversight consideration of the Compassion for Vulnerable and Struggling Workers Act after its introduction

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Supporting Our Seniors Act

Senate

Establishes a federal seniors support initiative under the Supporting Our Seniors Act

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act of 2025

House

Extends CHAMPVA medical care eligibility for children until age 26 regardless of marital status

Latest action: Fri Dec 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act

House

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.

Latest action: Wed Jul 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026

House

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 13.

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Association Health Plans Act

House

Expand access to association health plans by allowing small businesses and self-employed individuals to band together for health insurance coverage

Latest action: Mon Dec 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025

Senate

Extends CHAMPVA child eligibility for veterans' family medical care through age 26 regardless of marital status

Latest action: Wed May 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act

House

Prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs from charging veterans for contraceptive items that private health plans must cover without cost sharing

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025

Senate

Requires CMS to create specific Medicare physician fee schedule payment methods for qualifying pediatric medical devices when manufacturers request them

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Critical Access for Veterans Care Act

Senate

Expand access to veterans medical treatment by improving care availability in critical access areas

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Rural 340B Access Act of 2025

House

Extends eligibility for the 340B drug pricing program to qualifying rural emergency hospitals so they can buy discounted outpatient drugs

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act

House

Authorizes high deductible health plans to cover specified chronic disease preventive services before the deductible while preserving health savings account eligibility

Latest action: Wed Mar 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization

Senate

Extends the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program for five years so certain small rural hospitals can keep receiving cost-based Medicare reimbursement under the demonstration

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

Senate

Require health plans to cover medically necessary treatment for congenital anomalies and related services, including later revisions to restored body parts

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

Senate

Allow Medicare beginning in 2028 to cover FDA-approved multi-cancer early detection screening tests when CMS finds coverage appropriate, with age-based eligibility limits and one test every 11 months

Latest action: Thu Jan 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Medicaid Improvement and State Flexibility Act of 2025

House

Authorizes states to approve certain Medicaid demonstration projects that use EBT cards for primary care, yearly cash payouts of unused balances, and catastrophic health insurance

Latest action: Tue Feb 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act

Senate

Expands Medicare Medicaid and CHIP coverage for specified cancer genomic and laboratory testing and sets up public and physician education on genetic counseling

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Patients Deserve Price Tags Act

Senate

Require healthcare providers and plans to disclose clear prices to patients before care so they can compare medical costs

Latest action: Mon Jul 27 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act of 2025

Senate

Require Indian Health Service reimbursement within 30 days for authorized purchased and referred care patients who paid out of pocket, and update related administrative documents

Latest action: Wed Feb 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026

House

Establishes lower-cost and transparency measures in health care pricing and billing oversight

Latest action: Tue Jul 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act

Senate

Extends the notification deadline for emergency care claims under the Indian Health Service Purchased Referred Care program from 72 hours to 15 days for most patients using non IHS providers or facilities

Latest action: Wed Aug 05 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Combat Veterans Pre-Enrollment Act of 2025

House

Requires the VA to create a pre-enrollment program so certain combat veterans can elect VA health care coverage before leaving active duty

Latest action: Tue Mar 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans’ True Choice Act of 2025

House

Allows certain disabled and decorated veterans to enroll in TRICARE Select instead of receiving overlapping care from both VA and DOD

Latest action: Tue Feb 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

House

Makes Medicare permanently cover pharmacist testing and treatment services for specified infectious diseases and certain public health emergency needs under state scope-of-practice rules

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Lower Health Care Costs Act

Senate

Extends through 2028 expanded premium tax credit eligibility and larger Affordable Care Act exchange subsidies for health insurance coverage

Latest action: Thu Dec 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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