Lloyd Smucker

Establishes site-neutral payment policies requiring hospitals to bill the same rates regardless of whether care is delivered in an outpatient department or physician office.

Increases Medicare graduate medical education slots, funds primary care training, and creates incentives for physicians to practice in underserved areas.

Requires hospitals and insurers to publicly disclose negotiated rates. Bans anti-competitive gag clauses in insurance contracts. Strengthens price transparency enforcement.

Extends Medicare telehealth flexibilities through 2024 including audio-only visits, hospital-at-home programs, and expanded telehealth provider eligibility.

Expands mental health parity enforcement, increases funding for community mental health centers, and requires insurers to cover mental health services at parity with physical health.

Extends Medicare sequester relief and delays scheduled cuts to Medicare physician payments. Addresses the annual 'doc fix' cycle.

Allows Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices for the first time. Caps insulin at $35/month for Medicare. Extends ACA premium subsidies through 2025.

Requires postal retirees to enroll in Medicare. Eliminates pre-funding mandate for retiree health benefits. Impacts Medicare enrollment and spending projections.

Expanded ACA premium tax credits, increased subsidies for marketplace plans, provided COBRA subsidies, and funded COVID-19 healthcare response including vaccine distribution.

Allows Medicare to negotiate prices for up to 250 drugs. Caps out-of-pocket costs for Medicare Part D. Requires drug companies to offer negotiated prices to commercial insurers.

Reversed Trump-era ACA sabotage efforts. Restored cost-sharing reduction payments, blocked short-term insurance expansion, and funded ACA enrollment outreach.

Ascension Health

Novo Nordisk

Elevance Health

Community Health Systems

American Nurses Association

CVS Health

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Kaiser Permanente

DaVita Inc

Abbott Laboratories

American Society of Anesthesiologists

American College of Radiology