HEALTH Act
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 27, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Helping Everyone Access Long Term Healthcare Act or the HEALTH Act
This bill allows a tax deduction for direct primary care physicians who provide charity care. The care must be provided without expectation of reimbursement and to an individual enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
A direct primary care physician is a physician who provides primary care (1) to individuals who have paid a periodic subscription fee, and (2) in exchange for a fee that is published on a publicly available website of the physician.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2023 to Sep 29, 2023, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Original | Apr 27, 2023 |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | May 11, 2023 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Aug 18, 2023 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Aug 18, 2023 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Sep 29, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 27, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 27, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2023Introduced in House
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