Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2023
This bill expands eligibility for certain tax-advantaged health accounts to cover medical expenses for parents. It amends the tax code to allow individuals to use funds from Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), and Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) for qualified medical care of their parents or their spouse's parents - previously limited to immediate family members. The changes apply to expenses incurred after December 31, 2023, directly benefiting adult caregivers (like children supporting elderly parents) who use these accounts for parental healthcare costs. The bill makes no new funding commitments but adjusts existing account rules to reduce out-of-pocket costs for caregivers.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 30 co-sponsors
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Vern Buchanan
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Bean
RRepublican
Co
August Pfluger
RRepublican
Co
Darin LaHood
RRepublican
Co
Darren Soto
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Dina Titus
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Case
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Gus M. Bilirakis
RRepublican
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