Federal program gives free liver disease treatment to millions.
H.R. 9682 — Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2026 · Filed by Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill sets up a $9.7 billion program to treat liver disease. The government will buy liver disease drugs in bulk. It gives them free to people on Medicaid and CHIP. It covers people without health insurance, people in jail, and people in Indian health programs. Medicare patients will pay nothing for liver disease drugs from 2028 to 2032. States and local areas get money to screen and treat people.
Who it affects
Millions of people without health insurance will get free liver disease treatment. People on Medicare, people in jail, and people in Indian health programs will also get free drugs. Community health centers and drug treatment programs will help screen and treat people.
One thing to notice
Medicare patients pay nothing for liver disease drugs from 2028 to 2032. After 2032, the rule ends unless Congress extends it.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Jul 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 14, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Natural…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Medicaid — A health insurance program for people with low income.
- CHIP — A health insurance program for kids in families that earn too much for Medicaid.
- Medicare — A 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 (31,623 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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