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H.R. 2062119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Mar 11, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat membership in a health care sharing ministry as a medical expense, and for other purposes.
Introduced:
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Starting 2026, members of health care sharing ministries could count their payments as a medical expense on federal taxes.
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This bill would change federal tax law so that fees paid to join a health care sharing ministry, and money members contribute toward each other's medical bills, count as deductible medical expenses. The bill also clarifies that belonging to one of these ministries does not count as having health insurance for federal tax purposes.
This change would affect individuals and families who belong to a health care sharing ministry instead of buying traditional health insurance. A health care sharing ministry is usually a faith-based organization where members voluntarily share each other's medical costs.
Under current law, these payments do not qualify as deductible medical expenses, so members cannot reduce their taxable income using them. This bill would change that starting in 2026, and would also affect how these members are treated under other federal tax rules.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.