BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION

Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; Mental Health Care; Youth Mental Health; Site neutral payment reform; hospital billing; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Health Equity Index reward factor; Employer-provided health coverage; Cybersecurity; Provider Directories; Artificial Intelligence; Health Equity; Maternal Health; Healthcare fraud; Food as Medicine; Mental Health Parity S. 1451 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] S. 3548 Health Care PRICE Transparency Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R. 4818, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] S.2407 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] H.R.2630 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] S.652 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] S. 1001 Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] H.R. 6487 - No Fees for EFTs Act To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit health plans from imposing fees on health care providers for electronic funds transfers and health care payment and remittance advice transactions, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] H.R. 1843 - Telehealth Expansion Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R.3120 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R. 4093, Remote Opioid Monitoring Act (House only) To provide for a study on the effects of remote monitoring on individuals who are prescribed opioids. Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] H.R. 3305, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] S.2556 - Improving CARE for Youth Act To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services and primary care services furnished on the same day. Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] H.R.3226 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] H.R.3838 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] S.1869 - SITE Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.4531 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] H.R.3630 - No Surprises Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] S.2016 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] H.R. 4189, CONNECT for Health Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] HR 6465 PLASMA Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a phase-in for plasma-derived products under the manufacturer discount program. Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] H.R. 5012, SHINE for Autumn Act To improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] H.R. 6033, SPEAK Act To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R. 4581, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] S. 3430, Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] H.R. 5066, Tech to Save Moms Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to evaluate, develop, and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]

Gene therapies; Prescription drug affordability S. 1114, Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 180-day exclusivity period. Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] S. 2305 - Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act To improve the requirements for making a determination of interchangeability of a biological product and its reference product. Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] S. 127 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 To prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and the dissemination of false information related to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] S. 148 - Stop STALLING Act A bill to enable the Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster competition, and facilitate the efficient review of petitions filed in good faith to raise legitimate public health concerns, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) S.1339 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act To provide for increased oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance coverage. Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] S. 775, the Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications To provide for increased transparency in generic drug applications. Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] H.R. 9070, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2024 To amend title 35, United States Code, to prohibit product hopping, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] S. 150 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] H.R. 6094 - PROTECT Rare Act To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to refine the set of information sources for determining coverage of certain drugs and biologicals used in the treatment or management of a rare disease or condition, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] S.1542, DRUG Act To improve services provided by pharmacy benefit managers. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

Medicare Advantage (MA) H.R.5385 - Medicare PBM Accountability Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish pharmacy benefit manager reporting requirements with respect to prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans under Medicare part D. Sponsor: Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] S.1378 - Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective Care (COMPLETE Care Act) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration under the Medicare program. Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] H.R.5819 - Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective Care Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for behavioral health integration under the Medicare program. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] S.2254 - Medicare PBM Accountability Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish pharmacy benefit manager reporting requirements with respect to prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans under Medicare part D. Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] H.R. 5394, Expanding Remote Monitoring Access Act (House only) To ensure appropriate access to remote monitoring services furnished under the Medicare program. Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] H.R. 7149, Equal Access to Specialty Care Everywhere (EASE) Act of 2024 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model to improve access to specialty health services for certain Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R. 8532, Connected MOM Act (House only) To identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] H.R.8702 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2024 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] H.R.5746 - Addressing Whole Health in Medicare Advantage Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the availability of supplemental benefits to certain Medicare Advantage enrollees. Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] H.R.4758 - Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] H.R. 4605, Healthy Moms and Babies Act To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve maternal health coverage under Medicaid and CHIP, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] H.R. 6860, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify and preserve the breadth of the protections under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] H.R. 7623, Telehealth Modernization Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program. Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] H.R. 7996, Improving CARE for Youth Act To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services and primary care services furnished on the same day. Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]

Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/ telehealth flexibilities; Mental Health Care; Youth Mental Health; Site neutral payment reform; hospital billing; Transparency in coverage; Surprise Billing; 2025 Proposed NBPP/Individual Market/ACA exchanges; Rural healthcare; Prior Authorization; Hospital Consolidation; Health Equity Index reward factor; Employer-provided health coverage; Cybersecurity; Provider Directories; Artificial Intelligence; Health Equity; Maternal Health; CMS Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) model; Birthing-Friendly Designation; Preventive Services; Data Equity; Hospital Billing S.2556 - Improving CARE for Youth Act To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services and primary care services furnished on the same day. Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] H.R.3226 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] H.R.3838 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] S.1869 - SITE Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure fair billing practice for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations, to amend such title XVIII to provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R.3417 - FAIR Act To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] H.R. 5378 Lower Costs, More Transparency Act To promote price transparency in the health care sector, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] H.R.4531 - Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] S.652 - Safe Step Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] S. 1001 Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules. Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] H.R.3630 - No Surprises Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] S. 3393 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] S.2016 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2023 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] S. 1451 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] S.1606 - Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] H.R.7153 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes. The Lorn Breen Act established grants and required other activities to improve mental and behavioral health among health care providers. Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] H.R.2923 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2023 To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors. Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] HR 6465 PLASMA Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a phase-in for plasma-derived products under the manufacturer discount program. Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] S.1573 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023 To reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. "Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]" S.2415 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] S. 3548 Health Care PRICE Transparency Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] H.R. 5012, SHINE for Autumn Act To improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] H.R. 6033, SPEAK Act To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers. Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-45] H.R. 4581, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] S. 3430, Better Mental Health Care, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] H.R. 5066, Tech to Save Moms Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to evaluate, develop, and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] H.R. 4818, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] S.3679 - Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

Generics access; Cell & Gene therapy; Step Therapy H.R.7312 - EPCS 2.0 Act To provide for requirements for electronic-prescribing for controlled substances under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage. Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] S.2666 - EPCS 2.0 Act To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for requirements for electronic-prescribing for controlled substances under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage. Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] S. 1114, Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 180-day exclusivity period. Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] " S.1339 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act To provide for increased oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance coverage. Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] S. 150 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] S. 2305 - Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act To improve the requirements for making a determination of interchangeability of a biological product and its reference product. Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] S. 127 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 To prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and the dissemination of false information related to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] H.R. 6094 - PROTECT Rare Act To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to refine the set of information sources for determining coverage of certain drugs and biologicals used in the treatment or management of a rare disease or condition, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] S. 148 - Stop STALLING Act A bill to enable the Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster competition, and facilitate the efficient review of petitions filed in good faith to raise legitimate public health concerns, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) S. 142 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable companies to delay the entry of biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biological products. Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) S.1542, DRUG Act To improve services provided by pharmacy benefit managers. Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] S. 127 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023 To prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and the dissemination of false information related to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]