H.R. 8840
Fair Care Act of 2026
Sponsor: Bruce Westerman · 0 cosponsors
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I Modernization of health savings accounts
A Modernization of health savings accounts and contributions
B Assistance to health savings accounts
II Improving Private Health Insurance
A Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions
B Expanding Coverage Options
C Improving Commercial Health Insurance
III Competition, Transparency and Accountability
A Provider and Insurer Competition
B Price Transparency
C Prescription Drug Competition and Innovation
D Prescription Drug and Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency
E Medicare and Medicaid Prescription Drug Reforms
F Medical Malpractice Reform
(a) Vaccine injury
(1) To the extent that title XXI of the Public Health Service Act establishes a Federal rule of law applicable to a civil action brought for a vaccine-related injury or death—
(A) this Act does not affect the application of the rule of law to such an action; and
(B) any rule of law prescribed by this subtitle in conflict with a rule of law of such title XXI shall not apply to such action.
(2) If there is an aspect of a civil action brought for a vaccine-related injury or death to which a Federal rule of law under title XXI of the Public Health Service Act does not apply, then this subtitle or otherwise applicable law (as determined under this subtitle) will apply to such aspect of such action.
(b) Other Federal law. Except as provided in this section, nothing in this subtitle shall be deemed to affect any defense available to a defendant in a health care lawsuit or action under any other provision of Federal law.
IV Medicare and Medicaid Reforms
A Medicaid Reforms
B Medicare Reforms
C Medicare Choice and Competition
D Telehealth Improvements and Expansion