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HR 2062 · in committee · major

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.

What this bill does

  • Allows members of faith-based health care sharing ministries to deduct membership payments as medical expenses on their taxes.
  • Affects individuals who belong to religious health care sharing organizations that pool resources to cover members' medical costs.
  • Changes tax code to treat these membership contributions as qualified medical expenses for tax deduction purposes.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would treating health care sharing ministry memberships as tax-deductible medical expenses affect tax revenue compared to traditional health insurance deductions?

  2. 02

    What safeguards exist to ensure health care sharing ministries meet adequate financial and coverage standards before members can claim tax deductions?

  3. 03

    How might this tax treatment change the incentives for individuals to join faith-based health sharing ministries rather than purchasing conventional health insurance?

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Sponsor · R-PA-16

Mike Kelly

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Introduced 2025-03-11

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-11 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  2. 2025-03-11 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-03-11 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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