Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Jason Crow (CO-06), and Mike Quigley (IL-05) reintroduced the ALS Better Care Act, bipartisan legislation to expand access to specialized, multidisciplinary care for people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at no cost by creating a supplemental, facility-based payment in Medicare for ALS-related services.
Reintroduce the ALS Better Care Act to expand access to specialized, multidisciplinary ALS care by creating a supplemental, facility-based Medicare payment for ALS-related services.
Occurrences
Evidence
The official Schakowsky press releases page contains recent 2026 legislative introductions and reintroductions, but a search of the current page found no mention of "ALS", "Better Care", or "multidisciplinary" ALS care.
Assessments
The promise was to reintroduce a specific federal bill, the ALS Better Care Act. The available evidence does not show that Schakowsky has reintroduced that bill: her official 2026 press releases page shows other introductions and reintroductions, but no mention of ALS, the ALS Better Care Act, or the described Medicare payment proposal. Because she remains in office and could still reintroduce the bill before the end of her current term, the record is insufficient to score this as delivered or never at this time.