MVP Act
Latest action · Mar 9, 2026 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.
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.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicaid VBPs for Patients Act or the MVP Act
This bill provides statutory authority for regulations that allow for the use of varying best price points under value-based purchasing arrangements for purposes of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. (Value-based purchasing arrangements refer to arrangements in which the price of a drug is linked to clinical outcomes; such arrangements are particularly used for new high-cost treatments, such as gene therapies.)
The Government Accountability Office must study the impact of value-based purchasing arrangements on federal health care programs, including with respect to the bill's changes.
Additionally, the bill (1) exempts sales of drugs that are made under value-based purchasing arrangements from calculations of the manufacturer average sales price for purposes of payments under Medicare medical services, if the manufacturer reports multiple best prices under Medicaid in accordance with the bill's changes; and (2) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance on how state Medicaid programs may cover drugs in inpatient settings via value-based purchasing arrangements.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Mar 9, 2026 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | Mar 9, 2026 |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Original | Mar 9, 2026 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Mar 9, 2026 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Mar 9, 2026 |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | May 11, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | May 11, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | May 11, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | May 12, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | May 12, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 26, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 21, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2026 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2026Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2026Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 43, March 9, 2026, page H2477.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1637 | MVP Act | Identical bill | May 7, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to codify value-based purchasing arrangements under the Medicaid program and reforms related to price reporting under such arrangements, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- MVP Act
- Medicaid VBPs for Patients Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
