Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5278
Affordable Inhalers and Nebulizers Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-09-10Topic: health care · public healthSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require private health plans to cover inhaler drugs and related equipment, such as nebulizers, spacers, masks and tubing, used to treat lung diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Plans could not apply a deductible to these products and could not charge more than $15 per 30-day supply, starting with plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. It would apply similar rules to Medicare Part B and Part D, including for low-income enrollees. It would also create a federal program, starting January 1, 2026 and subject to available funding, to pay providers who agree not to charge uninsured people more than $15 for a month's supply of these products.
Sponsors
- Kweisi Mfume Democrat sponsor
- 13 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-10 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-10 | House | 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-10 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-09-10 | Introduced in House | introduce |