Ban insurance companies from denying doctor-prescribed health care and limit how much they can raise rates.

Steven Horsford · Nevada · Democratic

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Occurrences

Horsford wants to change that by banning insurance companies from denying health care prescribed by a doctor and limiting how much they can raise rates on customers.

A commitment to restrict insurers from denying prescribed care and capping rate increases.

Steven Horsford for Congress | Official Campaign Website
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Horsford wants to change that by banning insurance companies from denying health care prescribed by a doctor and limiting how much they can raise rates on customers.

The source says he wants to ban insurers from denying doctor-prescribed care and cap rate increases.

Steven Horsford for Congress | Official Campaign Website
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Horsford wants to change that by banning insurance companies from denying health care prescribed by a doctor and limiting how much they can raise rates on customers.

He commits to banning insurers from denying doctor-prescribed care and limiting premium increases.

Steven Horsford for Congress | Official Campaign Website
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Evidence

"Democrats worked throughout 2025 to extend the health care tax credit – including two amendments and standalone legislation introduced by Rep. Horsford – but every effort was blocked by a party line vote."

Horsford says he pushed multiple amendments and standalone legislation to extend health-care affordability, but those efforts were blocked and did not become law.

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Horsford on Health Care Vote: One Step Closer to Restoring Critical Tax Credit for 85K Nevadans | Congressman Steven Horsford
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Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (Introduced 04/01/2025). Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Introduced.

Horsford introduced a bill to limit cost-sharing for prescription drugs, but Congress.gov shows it remained only introduced and not enacted.

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H.R.2553 - Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2025
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Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (Introduced 01/30/2024). Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Introduced.

Horsford introduced transparency legislation aimed at private health plans, but the bill did not advance beyond introduction.

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H.R.7140 - Mental Health Transparency Act
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Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (Introduced 11/17/2025). Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Introduced.

Horsford introduced legislation to extend premium tax credits, but the bill remained in introduced status and was not enacted.

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H.R.6050 - HEALTH Act
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Health: improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers (see H.R. 1692), H4152 [25JN] ... Insurance: require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to disclose percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types (see H.R. 7140), H315 [30JA].

The Congressional Record index shows Horsford-associated health and insurance proposals focused on affordability and transparency, but not enactment.

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Congressional Record Index: Horsford, Steven (118th Congress, 2nd Session)
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"I ran for Congress on a promise to work to lower health-care costs for Nevada's working families. This legislation follows through on that promise," Horsford said. "This bill will lower insurance premiums, strengthen protections for the 1.2 million Nevadans with pre-existing conditions..."

Campaign-era reporting captured Horsford framing his health-care agenda as a promise to lower costs and strengthen insurance protections.

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In House primary defined by health care, Horsford launches digital ads highlighting his personal health scare
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He met with owner Kari Garcia, who shared the growing challenges of affording health care. Garcia explained that her premiums have increased by $180 compared to last year, a cost that is putting added pressure on her business and bottom line.

A late-April official statement still describes rising premiums rather than an enacted cap or ban on insurer denials, which supports that the promise remains unfulfilled.

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Horsford Works Alongside North Las Vegas Small Business Owner Impacted by Republican Healthcare Cuts | Congressman Steven Horsford
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Democrats worked throughout 2025 to extend the health care tax credit – including two amendments and standalone legislation introduced by Rep. Horsford – but every effort was blocked by a party line vote.

Horsford’s own account says his health-care affordability efforts were blocked and did not become law, which supports a never-delivered assessment for the broader promise to curb denials and rate hikes.

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Horsford on Health Care Vote: One Step Closer to Restoring Critical Tax Credit for 85K Nevadans | Congressman Steven Horsford
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

The evidence shows Horsford made repeated federal legislative efforts on health-care affordability and insurance protections, including amendments and standalone bills related to premium tax credits, prescription cost caps, and transparency. However, the cited bills remained introduced or were blocked, and there is no evidence that his promised outcome of banning insurer denials of doctor-prescribed care and limiting rate increases was enacted or otherwise delivered. Because he made serious legislative attempts that failed to achieve the promised policy outcome, this is best scored as never delivered with an effort badge.

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never same_term A for effort

The promise was to ban insurer denials of doctor-prescribed care and limit rate increases. The evidence shows Horsford introduced and supported health affordability, premium tax credit, transparency, and cost-sharing legislation, but the cited bills remained only introduced or were blocked and did not become law. Because the promised regulatory outcome was not enacted, the outcome is never, while the repeated legislative attempts justify the effort badge.

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