Bill · S. 1719· Senate(119-S-1719)
Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/12/2025
- Last activity
- 5/12/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Bill Cassidy
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2025 seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It aims to treat direct primary care service arrangements as medical care. This change ensures that such arrangements do not disqualify deductible health savings account contributions. The bill defines direct primary care as services provided by specific practitioners for a fixed periodic fee. It also establishes limits on eligible fee amounts that can be taken into account.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+5
The bill facilitates the use of health savings accounts for direct primary care service arrangements.
Would middle-income households be better off under this?+4
The bill allows middle-income families to use health savings accounts to pay for fixed-fee direct primary care arrangements.
Does this strengthen the Affordable Care Act?+3
The bill clarifies that direct primary care arrangements are not considered health insurance, which preserves the flexibility of health savings accounts.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Health Savings Account Compatibility: By amending Section 223(c), the bill ensures that a direct primary care service arrangement is not treated as a health plan or insurance, which prevents the disqualification of deductible health savings account contributions (Section 2, subsection b).
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Medical Care Treatment: The bill amends Section 213(d)(1) to include direct primary care service arrangements as part of medical care (Section 2, subsection a).
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Inflation Adjustments: For taxable years beginning after 2026, the $150 amount used to define eligible fee amounts will be increased based on a cost-of-living adjustment (Section 2, subsection a, paragraph 13, subparagraph B).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Fee Limitations: There is a cap on how much can be considered an "eligible fee amount." For an individual, this is limited to $150 per month, or twice that amount if the arrangement covers more than one individual (Section 2, subsection a, paragraph 13, subparagraph A).
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Service Exclusions: Certain medical needs will not be covered under this specific definition of primary care services, such as procedures requiring general anesthesia or certain laboratory services not administered in an ambulatory primary care setting (Section 2, subsection a, paragraph 12, subparagraph B).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Middle Class Households+4Good For Low Income Households+2Good For People With Disabilities+2
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+5Increases Affordable Care Act Support+3
- 5/12/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
Mark KellyDemocrat · Arizona
James LankfordRepublican · Oklahoma
Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · New Hampshire
Tim ScottRepublican · South Carolina