Access to Medical Supplies Act
Gregory F. Murphy (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗
- What it does
- The bill would remove urological and ostomy supplies from Medicare's competitive bidding program for five years, from January 1, 2028 through January 1, 2033, so those supplies would be paid for outside the bidding process. It would also require the Health and Human Services Secretary to set up a technical expert panel with patients, clinicians, and supply experts to study how such supplies could be included in bidding, run a small demonstration project in up to 3 states for 12 months to test their inclusion, bar contract suppliers from pressuring patients to switch supply brands, and guarantee patients a right to get their same or comparable supplies from another supplier if they cannot access them. This bill benefits manufacturers of urological and ostomy supplies by keeping their products outside Medicare's competitive bidding program for five years and guarantees they join a required technical expert panel that shapes future bidding policy, while distributors and suppliers keep existing payment rates and customers.
- Where it stands
- HR10787, the Access to Medical Supplies Act, was referred on October 9, 2026 to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and, in addition, to the House Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker. The bill is in the ordinary committee stage: no hearing or markup has been noticed in our calendar data, and each referred committee chair is a gatekeeper for the provisions within that panel's jurisdiction.