H.R. 2986 – HEALTH Act (Helping Everyone Access Long Term Healthcare Act)

• Allows physicians to increase their Medicaid and CHIP-eligible patient populations by having the option to take a voluntary tax deduction in exchange for treating these patients at no charge
• The tax deduction is commensurate to the amount of the physician’s normal and customary fees
• Increases access to medical care by providing an alternative to costly hospital emergency rooms for primary care
• Reduces federal and state Medicaid and CHIP expenditures

Social Security Guarantee Act

• Guarantee an annual increase in benefits for all, with an emphasis on those with lower earnings to ensure the program stays true to its missions: keeping seniors out of poverty
• Guarantee achieving solvency and ensure benefits continue without automatic cuts
• Guarantee all earners the opportunity to create more income available at retirement through work and improved retirement savings programs

Addressing Drug Costs & Shortages

• Group purchasing organizations and pharmacy benefit managers are hospital supply and prescription drug supply chain middlemen who charge “rebates” to manufacturers and suppliers for access to their contracts
• These “rebates” are protected by a statute that makes this business practice legal, but this money negatively affects the cost of hospital supplies and in particular, the list cost of outpatient prescription drugs
• AMAC is working with a coalition of physician and patient advocates to remove the middleman money from the hospital and prescription drug supply chains
• Removal of this middleman money will drive down costs by many millions of dollars and open both the hospital and prescription drug supply chains to free-market competition and innovation