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HR 394 115th Congress House Taxation Health care costs and insurance Income tax deductions Prescription drugs

Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017

Introduced: May 21, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017

This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs).

What's happening now January 10, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 394: Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-394/
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"H.R. 394: Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-394/.
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H.R. 394, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-394/.
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