Bipartisan Health Care Act
Latest action (Mar 6, 2025) — Read twice and on Finance.
What it does
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Face Value
as introducedHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Areas of law−40
Amends 6 separate titles of the US Code: 5, 18, 31, 35, 41, 44.
- Length−16
150 sections, against 20 before length counts against a bill.
Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out
Who lobbied on this
24 organizationsThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- American College of Emergency Physicianswanted it passed
“…workforce issues, drug shortages and rural emergency hospitals. Support of S. 891 the Bipartisan Health Care Act, S.1974 the Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department (ABC-ED) Act of 2025.” filing ↗
- America's Health Insurance Plans, Inc.no position stated
“…Durbin, Richard - Drug advertising requirements S. 882 - Patients Before Middlemen Act - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha - PBM reforms S. 891 - Bipartisan Health Care Act - Sen. Wyden, Ron - PBM reforms and transparency S. 1040 - Drug Competition Enhanced Act - Sen. Cornyn, John -…” filing ↗
- American Academy of Family Physiciansno position stated
“…Act No Bill No. - MA Prompt Pay (H.R. 879) - Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act (H.R. 1510) - Due Process Continuity of Care Act (S. 891) - Bipartisan Health Care Act (H.R. 1735/S. 779) - EARLY Minds Act (H.R. 786) - Reserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act (S.2671/H.R.…” filing ↗
- American Academy of Ophthalmologyno position stated
“…the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, including related provisions in H.R. 879 Medicare Patient and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, S. 891 the Bipartisan Health Care Act of 2025 and H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) P.L. 119-21, and related to physician payment…” filing ↗
- American College of Radiology Associationno position stated
“…Issues related to S. 891 - Bipartisan Health Care…” filing ↗
- American Hospital Associationno position stated
“…1968 - Full Year Continuing Resolution for FY 2025 - Issues related to the funding of the Department of Health and Human Services and its agencies. S. 891 - The Bipartisan Health Care Act - Issues related to key Medicaid, Medicare and Marketplace programs vital to hospitals and their ability to…” filing ↗
- American Medical Associationno position stated
“H.R. 879, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 S. 891, Bipartisan Health Care…” filing ↗
- Davita Inc.no position stated
“…1968 - Full Year Continuing Resolution - Issues related to funding within the Department of Health and Human Services and its agencies,such as CMS. S. 891 - The Bipartisan Health Care Act - Policies impacting the treatment of dialysis patients covered by government and private insurance. H.R. 2199…” filing ↗
- Edwards Lifesciencesno position stated
“…S. 891, Bipartisan Health Care…” filing ↗
- Emd Serono, Inc.no position stated
“…all provisions S. 891: Bipartisan Health Care…” filing ↗
- Food Marketplace Inc.no position stated
“…addressing PBM practices Inflation Reduction Acts prescription drug price negotiation program and its impact on pharmacy Bipartisan Health Care Act (S. 891) Patients Before Middlemen Act (S. 882) Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act (S. 927) Seniors Access to Critical Medications Act (H.R. 2484)” filing ↗
- Genentech Inc.no position stated
“…S. 891, Bipartisan Health Care Act H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (PL 119-4)” filing ↗
Most filings say only that an organization lobbied on a bill, not which side it took — where that's the case we say so rather than guessing. Quotes are verbatim from the filing. How this is built.
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