Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, to maintain the health care safety net, Federally Qualified Health Centers should continue to operate under their longstanding single patient definition for delivery of all services, including prescription drugs.
This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' view that Federally Qualified Health Centers should maintain a single, unified definition for all patients rather than adopting separate definitions for different types of medical services. The bill argues that this consistent approach is essential to keep administrative costs low and ensure that approximately 32 million underserved Americans have access to comprehensive care, including prescription drugs purchased through the 340B Drug Pricing Program. By opposing service-specific patient definitions, the resolution aims to prevent restrictions that could force health centers to deny patients access to the full range of available health care services.
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Introduced Sep 17, 2026
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