I will cap patients' out-of-pocket prescription drug costs so in-network pharmacy charges do not exceed a drug's nationwide average price.

Hillary J. Scholten · Michigan · Democratic

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Bar group health plans and insurers from charging patients in-network prescription drug cost-sharing above the drug's nationwide average price.. Promised outcome: Patients' out-of-pocket prescription drug costs are capped at or below the nationwide average price of the drug.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release from Scholten's U.S. House office describing the Fair Prescription Pricing Act of 2026, introduced while serving as U.S. Representative for Michigan's 3rd District.

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The Fair Prescription Pricing Act would close that gap by barring group health plans and insurers from charging any deductible, coinsurance, or copayment for an in-network pharmacy drug above the drug's nationwide average price

Scholten's bill would limit deductibles, coinsurance, or copayments for in-network prescription drugs to no more than the drug's nationwide average price.

Congresswoman Scholten Introduces Two Health Care Bills To Lower Prescription Drug Prices and Improve Access to Care | Representative Hillary Scholten
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Last Action Date Listed August 20, 2026 Action Ms. Scholten introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records Scholten introducing H.R. 10133 during the lookback window and shows the latest action as referral to committees, not enactment.

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H.R. 10133 (IH) - Fair Prescription Pricing Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10133ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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may not impose cost sharing (including deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments) with respect to a covered outpatient drug for which benefits are available under such plan or coverage dispensed by an in-network pharmacy in an amount that exceeds the nationwide average of consumer purchase prices for such drug

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly matches the commitment's mechanism: capping in-network prescription cost-sharing at the nationwide average consumer purchase price.

unresolved same_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr10133ih - Fair Prescription Pricing Act of 2026 | GovInfo
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The Fair Prescription Pricing Act would close that gap by barring group health plans and insurers from charging any deductible, coinsurance, or copayment for an in-network pharmacy drug above the drug's nationwide average price

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Scholten's official release describes the bill as an effort to cap out-of-pocket drug charges, but it describes a proposed bill rather than an enacted cap.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congresswoman Scholten Introduces Two Health Care Bills To Lower Prescription Drug Prices and Improve Access to Care | Representative Hillary Scholten
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Public state: pending As of 2026-09-16 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment is an outcome promise to cap in-network prescription drug cost-sharing at or below the nationwide average price. Verified evidence shows Scholten introduced and promoted the Fair Prescription Pricing Act, and the bill text contains the promised cap mechanism. However, the verified passages establish only proposal/introduction, not enactment or implementation. Because introducing a bill does not fulfill an outcome promise and no deadline has expired, the outcome remains unresolved. The effort is attributable to Scholten, so the effort badge is warranted.

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