HELP Copays Act
Summary
Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act or the HELP Copays Act This bill requires health insurance plans to apply certain payments made by, or on behalf of, a plan enrollee toward a plan's cost-sharing requirements. Specifically, plans must apply third-party payments, financial assistance, discounts, product vouchers, and other reductions in out-of-pocket expenses toward the requirements.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Nov 1, 2021
Last action Nov 2, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Nov 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Nov 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Nov 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 62 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
A. Donald McEachin
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
Co
Al Lawson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Bobby L. Rush
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
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