Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2026
Latest action: 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. (2026-06-30)
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What this bill does
This bill repeals the Medicaid-related provisions that were enacted in the 2025 reconciliation law (Public Law 119-21, commonly called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act). It would undo those changes and restore prior Medicaid law as if those provisions had never been enacted.
Who it affects
It would most affect people who receive or apply for Medicaid and CHIP, as well as states and health care providers that participate in those programs.
Key points
- Repeals the Medicaid work/community engagement requirement for the Medicaid expansion population that was added by the 2025 reconciliation law.
- Removes the planned FY2027 restrictions limiting federal Medicaid and CHIP payments to certain citizens and specified lawfully present immigrant groups.
- Removes the planned FY2027 limits on state Medicaid provider taxes.
- Restores the Medicaid laws that existed before the reconciliation law's changes.
- The bill is currently in committee and has not become law.
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