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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6401

Increasing Medication Access for Seniors Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-12-03Topic: health care · social services

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This bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to send reports to Congress about the Medicare Part D option that lets enrollees pay their prescription drug cost-sharing in capped monthly amounts. The first report is due 3 months after the law takes effect, then at least every 3 months for the first year, and then at least once a year until March 31, 2031. Each report must include how many enrollees chose the monthly payment option, broken down by census region and plan type, and an estimate of enrollees who did not choose it but might benefit. Reports must also describe steps to let enrollees choose the option at the pharmacy counter and the outreach methods used, such as Medicare.gov, the Medicare & You handbook, 1-800-MEDICARE, and contacts with pharmacies, providers, and insurers.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-12-03HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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
2025-12-03HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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
2025-12-03Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-12-03Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.