Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act
The Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act extends and modifies premium tax credit rules to make health insurance more affordable for people with household incomes up to 700% of the poverty line, with specific provisions for different income tiers. The bill requires pharmacy benefit managers to pass through 100% of rebates to health plans, establishes transparency requirements for drug pricing, and creates mechanisms to prevent fraud in health insurance exchanges. It also extends the annual open enrollment period for 2026 and allows qualified Exchange enrollees to establish health savings accounts, with options to prepay annual premiums or direct part of their premium tax credit into a health savings account.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Dec 2025
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Floor Vote
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Introduced Dec 9, 2025
Last action Dec 9, 2025
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Dec 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
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Dec 9, 2025
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
David G. Valadao
RRepublican
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Don Bacon
RRepublican
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Donald G. Davis
DDemocratic
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Frederica S. Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
Jared F. Golden
DDemocratic
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Jeff Hurd
RRepublican
Co
Jefferson Van Drew
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer A. Kiggans
RRepublican
Co
Jim Costa
DDemocratic
Co
Juan Ciscomani
RRepublican
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