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H.R. 8270119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 14, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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Starting 2027, money you spend on prescription drugs out of pocket would count toward your deductible and yearly spending cap.
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This bill says that if you pay the full price for a prescription drug yourself instead of using your insurance, that spending still counts toward your deductible and out-of-pocket maximum. It also changes how two Medicaid drug-price calculations work so that cash-pay discounts are not included in those formulas. These rules would start with insurance plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
People covered by employer health plans or individual health insurance would be affected. Medicaid drug-pricing rules would also change for drug manufacturers.
People who pay cash for a drug could reach their deductible or out-of-pocket cap sooner in years when they buy a drug without using their insurance. The Medicaid pricing changes would affect how certain drug discounts are counted in government calculations.
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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 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.