Contact Your Representatives
Your participation is crucial to advancing the future of Direct Primary Care. Please reach out to your representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and request they support this important bipartisan legislation.
1. Share Your DPC Story
Introduce yourself and the explain how Direct Primary Care works. Consider sharing our website at www.dpcare.org so Congressional Staffers can learn more and reach out with any questions.
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2. Summarize Both Pieces of Legislation
The Primary Care Enhancement Act would make direct primary care agreements compatible with high-deductible health plans paired with health savings accounts, improving access to primary care for millions of Americans. The Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act would improve access to primary care for low-income Americans by allowing states to use the DPC model appropriately in Medicaid.
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Consider forwarding our downloadable fact sheets available below.
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3. Request Support for Legislation
Ask that your representatives please support the inclusion of H.R. 1026, the Primary Care Enhancement Act, and H.R. 1162, the Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act, in any legislative package.
H.R. 1026 - Primary Care Enhancement Act
This bipartisan legislation clarifies that DPC is not health insurance for the purpose of HSA rules in the tax code, pre-tax HSA funds may be used to pay for DPC fees, and DPC arrangements under $150 per month will properly be treated as a medical service (not as a health plan).
Passed by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 28, 2023 in the last Congressional Session.
H.R. 1162 - Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act
This bipartisan legislation clarifies that states can provide primary care services to Medicaid beneficiaries without a federal waiver from CMS. This bill will allow states, DPC providers, and CMS to come together to figure out the best way to apply a DPC arrangement in a state.
Passed the U.S. House in a unanimous vote on March 5, 2024 in the last Congressional Session.