H.R. 4385: Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-09 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2021

Plain summary

Cancer Drug Parity Act of 20 21 This bill requires group health plans that cover anticancer medications administered by a health care provider to provide no less favorable cost sharing for patient-administered anticancer medications. This requirement applies to medications that are (1) approved by the Food and Drug Administration; (2) medically necessary for the cancer treatment; and (3) clinically appropriate in terms of type, frequency, extent site, and duration. To comply with this requirement, plans may not, with respect to anticancer medications (1) change or replace benefits to increase out-of-pocket costs, (2) reclassify benefits to increase costs, or (3) apply more restrictive limitations to orally administered medications than to intravenously administered or injected medications.

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Official text

Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · 36 cosponsors

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Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Ed Case (D-HI), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Dwight Evans (D-PA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr4385.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4385 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117