SENATE 85115th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 1/10/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2017-01-10Introduced in Senate
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 (3)
- Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
- Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
- Angus King (I-ME)
Subjects
- Health care costs and insurance
- Income tax deductions
- Prescription drugs
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