Medicare stops price competition for urological supplies for 5 years.
H.R. 10787 — Access to Medical Supplies Act · Filed by Gregory Murphy (R-NC) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 9, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops Medicare from using competitive bidding until 2033. Instead, experts will study how to buy urological and ostomy supplies. Medicare will run a test in up to 3 states for 12 months. Suppliers cannot push patients to switch brands. Patients can keep their current products.
Who it affects
Patients who use urological and ostomy supplies can keep their current products. Medicare and taxpayers may pay more for these supplies during the pause.
One thing to notice
Competitive bidding pauses for 5 years while a study and test happen. Medicare prices for these supplies may stay higher during that time.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Oct 9, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 9, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- competitive bidding — When companies bid against each other to offer the lowest price.
- urological and ostomy supplies — Medical products for people with urinary or digestive system needs.
- Medicare — The federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (7,373 characters) on Oct 16, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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