HR 4139 · in committee · significant
Cutting Copays Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill eliminates copayment costs for generic drugs for low-income Medicare beneficiaries starting in 2026.
- Low-income seniors and disabled individuals enrolled in Medicare's prescription drug benefit are affected.
- The change takes effect January 1, 2026, with no specified federal cost estimates in the bill description.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would eliminating copays for generic drugs affect medication adherence rates among low-income Medicare beneficiaries, and what evidence supports this expected outcome?
- 02
What funding mechanism or budget offset does Congress intend to use to cover the costs of removing these copayment requirements for Medicare?
- 03
Which generic drug categories would provide the greatest health benefit to low-income seniors and disabled individuals if copayment barriers were removed?
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Sponsor · D-KY-3
Morgan McGarvey
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Introduced 2025-06-25
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Legislative timeline
2025-06-25 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2025-06-25 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2025-06-25 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-06-25 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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