Bill caps what patients pay for prescription drugs.
H.R. 10133 — Fair Prescription Pricing Act of 2026 · Filed by Hillary Scholten (D-MI) · Introduced Aug 20, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill limits patient out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs. The limit is the nationwide average price people pay. This is measured once a year. Health insurance plans, individual insurance, and pharmacy benefit managers must follow this limit.
Who it affects
Patients gain protection against high drug costs. Insurers and pharmacy benefit managers lose pricing control.
One thing to notice
The bill only covers in-network pharmacies. The nationwide average price may be up to one year old.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 20, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 20, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce and House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- out-of-pocket costs — Money patients pay directly for health care.
- in-network pharmacies — Drug stores with a contract with an insurance plan.
- pharmacy benefit managers — Companies that handle prescription drug benefits for insurance.
- nationwide average price — The typical amount people across the country pay.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,352 characters) on Aug 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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