Contact Congress about H.R. 5094: Protect Patients from Costly Care Act

This bill would cancel two earlier health law changes and bring back the older rules. One change involves Medicaid patient costs, and the other involves rare-disease drugs in Medicare price talks. It also pulls back money tied to the Medicaid change.

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Protect Patients from Costly Care Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred 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.

Latest action on H.R. 5094: Referred 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.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects Medicaid patients, people taking some rare-disease drugs, states that run Medicaid, and federal agencies that carry out Medicare and Medicaid law. Medicaid patients could see different out-of-pocket rules depending on what the older law required. Drug companies and Medicare officials could face different rules for whether some orphan drugs are included in price negotiations. States and agencies may also have to adjust plans if they were preparing to follow the repealed law.

Why this matters: This matters because it could change what some low-income patients pay under Medicaid and how some rare-disease drugs are handled in Medicare price talks. The bill does that by wiping out two earlier law changes and bringing back the older rules. It also matters for budgets and planning because it cancels money tied to the Medicaid change. The exact effect is still hard to pin down from this bill alone because the bill does not spell out the older rules in full.

Key provisions in H.R. 5094

• Repeals a section of Public Law 119-21 that changed Medicaid cost-sharing rules.
• Tells the government to apply the Medicaid law in the Social Security Act as if that section had never passed.
• Cancels all money that had been provided under that Medicaid section.
• Repeals a section of Public Law 119-21 that changed the orphan-drug exclusion in Medicare drug price talks.
• Tells the government to apply the Medicare-related law in the Social Security Act as if that section had never passed.

How Modern Action helps you take action on H.R. 5094

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Questions people ask about H.R. 5094

What is H.R. 5094?

This bill would cancel two earlier health law changes and bring back the older rules. One change involves Medicaid patient costs, and the other involves rare-disease drugs in Medicare price talks. It also pulls back money tied to the Medicaid change.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 5094?

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Who should I contact about H.R. 5094?

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Can Modern Action explain H.R. 5094 before I act?

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