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Fair Care Act of 2026

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 8840 · House Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
In committee
Started in
House
Sponsor
1
Latest action
May 14, 2026

What it does

The Fair Care Act of 2026 aims to reduce health care costs by modernizing health savings accounts, expanding coverage options, increasing competition and transparency in health insurance and prescription drug markets, and reforming Medicare and Medicaid programs. It affects individuals, employers, health insurers, providers, and government health programs by introducing changes such as allowing unused premium tax credits to be deposited into HSAs, repealing the employer health insurance mandate, requiring price transparency, and modifying age-based premium variations. The bill also includes provisions to curb anticompetitive practices, enhance generic drug access, reform medical malpractice…

AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    May 14, 2026

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · May 14, 2026

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

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Where it goes next

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Fair Care Act of 2026 | 52