introduced the Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act ... [to] require insurance companies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to count the value of copay assistance they receive on a patient’s behalf toward cost-sharing requirements
The candidate will work to ensure copay assistance counts toward patients' deductibles and out-of-pocket limits.
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Evidence
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GovInfo bill text for H.R. 6423 lists Brian K. Fitzpatrick among the Members introducing the HELP Copays Act. The bill would require financial assistance from nonprofits and drug manufacturers to count toward deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket limits.
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 6423 with status Introduced and latest House action on December 4, 2025: referral to Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. The tracker does not show passage or enactment.
Assessments
Fitzpatrick materially advanced the promised policy by joining the bipartisan introduction of H.R. 6423, the HELP Copays Act, which directly would require copay assistance to count toward deductibles, cost-sharing, and out-of-pocket limits. However, current official bill status shows the measure remains introduced/referred and has not passed or become law, so the substantive federal policy outcome has not been delivered. This merits partial credit for same-term legislative work, with an effort badge for a serious attempt.