HR 6494 · in committee · significant

Territories Health Equity Act of 2025

What this bill does

This bill removes funding caps for Medicaid in U.S. territories starting in 2026.
Puerto Rico residents and other territorial residents gain Medicare enrollment flexibility and access to congressional health insurance plans.
The bill adjusts Medicare Advantage payment formulas for territories and waives late-enrollment penalties for eligible individuals.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

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How would removing Medicaid funding caps affect the federal budget, and which current programs might compete for those resources?
02
What specific barriers prevent territorial residents from accessing Medicare enrollment and congressional health plans that this bill aims to address?
03
How could adjusting Medicare Advantage payment formulas in territories change healthcare availability and insurance options for residents compared to current enrollment patterns?

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Sponsor · D-VI

Stacey E. Plaskett

Citizen cosponsors

In Congress

4/ 435

House Reps cosponsoring

Introduced 2025-12-05

Joining the bill

Legislative timeline

2025-12-05 · 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.
2025-12-05 · 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.
2025-12-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-12-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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