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HR 639 119th Congress House Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access

Doctor Knows Best Act of 2025

Introduced: January 22, 2025 Introduced by: Van Drew, Jefferson Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Jan 22, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
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Doctor Knows Best Act of 2025

This bill prohibits health insurance plans (including federal health care programs) from imposing a prior authorization requirement, utilization management technique (e.g., step therapy or fail-first protocol), or medical necessity review for any item or service for which benefits are available under the plan.

The prohibition is effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.

What's happening now January 22, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 639: Doctor Knows Best Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-639/
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"H.R. 639: Doctor Knows Best Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-639/.
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H.R. 639, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-639/.
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[H.R. 639: Doctor Knows Best Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-639/)
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