HELP Copays Act

3/14/2024, 4:05 AM

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.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 830

Introduced on
2023-02-06

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

2/6/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and 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.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Health

Potential Impact
Health care costs and insurance

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary3/20/2023

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. Specifica...


Latest Action2/17/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.