HR 639 · in committee · significant
Doctor Knows Best Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill eliminates prior authorization and step therapy requirements for health insurance plans.
- It affects all health insurers, federal health programs, and patients seeking covered medical services.
- The prohibition takes effect for plan years beginning January 1, 2026.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would eliminating prior authorization requirements change costs for health insurers, and who would ultimately bear those expenses?
- 02
What evidence suggests that removing step therapy requirements improves patient outcomes compared to current insurance approval processes?
- 03
Which medical specialties or treatment types might be most affected by ending prior authorization, and what safeguards would prevent inappropriate care overutilization?
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Sponsor · D-NJ-2
Jefferson Van Drew
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-22
Legislative timeline
2025-01-22 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2025-01-22 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2025-01-22 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-22 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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