S. 3848 119th Congress Senate

Apples to Apples Comparison Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish information on expenditures under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 11, 2026 Introduced by: Tim Scott Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov

Health Government information and archivesGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceMedicare

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Feb 11, 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

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Lobbying activity 14

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
for AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
HIGHMARK, INC.
for HIGHMARK INC · Pennsylvania · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.
for ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
for HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
for HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
for HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
14 filings
SENATE
14 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
11 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
10 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
8 filings
White House Office
6 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
5 filings
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
4 filings

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3848: Apples to Apples Comparison Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3848/

MLA

"S. 3848: Apples to Apples Comparison Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3848/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 3848, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3848/.

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