H.R.9257

Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026

Introduced·6/11/26

The Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026 requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to cover three primary care and.

The Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2026 amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It mandates that group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage must provide coverage for three primary care visits and three behavioral health care visits per plan year without imposing any cost-sharing requirements.

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History

Jun 11

House

Introduced in House

Jun 11

House

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.