S 653 · in committee · significant
A bill 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.
- taxes
What this bill does
- Allows members of faith-based health care sharing ministries to deduct their membership payments as medical expenses on taxes.
- Affects individuals who belong to health care sharing ministries and contribute to shared medical expense pools.
- Takes effect for tax years after enactment with no specified appropriation or implementation cost.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should tax policy distinguish between health care sharing ministries and traditional health insurance when determining eligible medical expenses?
- 02
What financial impact would allowing these deductions have on federal tax revenue, and who would bear that cost?
- 03
What safeguards, if any, should apply to ensure health care sharing ministry members receive adequate protections compared to traditional insurance holders?
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Sponsor · R-NC
Ted Budd
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In Congress
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Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-20
Legislative timeline
2025-02-20 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-02-20 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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