HOUSE 394115th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 1/10/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-10Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2017-01-10Introduced in House
- 2017-01-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-10 (00)
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017
This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs).
Cosponsors (20)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- Patrick Meehan (R-PA)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Mike Bishop (R-MI)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
- Billy Long (R-MO)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- David Roe (R-TN)
- Keith Rothfus (R-PA)
- Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Todd Rokita (R-IN)
- Neal Dunn (R-FL)
- Erik Paulsen (R-MN)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Barbara Comstock (R-VA)
- Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
Subjects
- Health care costs and insurance
- Income tax deductions
- Prescription drugs
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