The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, with bipartisan support, championed by representatives including @RepJahanaHayes, @jahimes, @cathymcmorris, and others. The bill aims to eliminate the use of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) in federal healthcare programs, a measure that has been criticized for discriminating against individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Lawmakers like @RepPeteStauber, @RepWebster, @RepBradWenstrup, @RepGregMurphy, @RepRutherfordFL, @RepAshleyHinson, @RepFranklin, and @RepBurgessOwens have expressed their support, emphasizing that medical decisions should prioritize patient need and affirm the value of every person's life, ensuring access to health care without discrimination.
Yesterday, I was proud to speak on the floor and vote in favor of the Protecting Health Care For All Patients Act, because individuals with disabilities and chronic conditions deserve access to treatment without a Washington bureaucrat making a decision for them. https://t.co/NobxC8M1mT
Today, I voted to pass the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act (H.R. 485). This bill helps safeguard Americans with disabilities and chronic illnesses from discrimination and affirms every person’s life has value. https://t.co/0EZsXC8IKa
I voted in favor of the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act to expand access to health care by preventing discrimination against Americans with disabilities. All Americans, regardless of their health status or disabilities, deserve equal access to the care they need. https://t.co/tPwBgxyUjz
Life is valuable. I was proud to vote for the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, which protects Americans with disabilities and chronic illnesses from discrimination and provides access to lifesaving cures.
Proud to support the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, legislation that protects Americans with disabilities and chronic illnesses from discrimination in federal health care programs. Thank you to @cathymcmorris for your leadership on this vital bill!
Cost-effective health care should be accessible to all, and the government's assessment of quality-adjusted life years should not discriminate against patient coverage. I voted YES to protect care and access for seniors, the disabled, and those with chronic illnesses. https://t.co/mjw7QC6Kjg
Today, I voted for H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, to prevent qualified adjusted life years (QALYs) in federal healthcare. QALYs use factors like age, disability, or chronic illness to measure a person’s worthiness of care. This is just wrong. https://t.co/lCyTfrRNby
I am proud the House voted to protect individuals with chronic illnesses and disabilities from discrimination today by passing legislation I helped lead, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act (H.R. 485). https://t.co/wvW8lcMUAQ
Life is our most precious gift and valuable regardless of someone's disability or chronic illness. That’s why I voted to pass H.R. 485, a bill that protects veterans and Americans covered by federal healthcare programs from being denied care due to their disability or illness. https://t.co/1lPoVBD41d
PASSED: Chair @cathymcmorris’ bill, H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, to end the use of QALYS and other discriminatory measures in our health care system. 👏
Today, I am voting to protect Americans with disabilities and chronic health conditions from life-threatening discrimination in healthcare. Every American deserves to receive quality care. https://t.co/VUETs30wD1
Everyone deserves access to quality, affordable health care. I'm proud that the Inflation Reduction Act — which I helped pass — has cut health care premiums for more than 270,000 Michiganders across our state.
Our veterans are superheroes. The QALY is kryptonite. @HouseDemocrats and @HouseGOP must pass HR 485 today. #BanQALY #ProtectAllPatients #PatientsRising
Over 100 patient advocacy organizations and leading disability rights groups stand united in support of H.R. 485. This unprecedented coalition reflects the gravity of the issue at hand: discrimination has no place in healthcare. #BanQALY #ProtectAllPatients #PatientsRising https://t.co/Vv1PN0wBiX
“In passing this bill, it will mean that health care bureaucracies can no longer discriminate against the weakest and most vulnerable patients, and it will help ensure that people can get the health care that they and their doctors think best." https://t.co/C6cLhdU9q8
Every person’s life has value—no patient should ever be denied treatment because of a disability or chronic illness. I'm leading the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act to end the use of QALYS and other discriminatory measures in our health care system. https://t.co/GrUuiGK60f
The government shouldn’t be in charge of determining if someone’s life is worth living. We MUST pass H.R. 485 to protect Americans with disabilities and chronic illnesses from discrimination and affirm every person’s life has value.
Over 100 patient advocacy organizations and leading disability rights groups stand united in support of H.R. 485.This unprecedented coalition reflects the gravity of the issue at hand: discrimination in healthcare has no place in a just society. @HouseGOP @HouseDemocrats
There is no room for petty partisan politics when it ending to active discrimination in healthcare. @HouseDemocrats stand in opposition to every disability rights group in America. Stop the BS. Pass HR 485. #BanQALY #ProtectAllPatients #PatientsRising
🚨ON THE HOUSE FLOOR → H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, which expands the ban of QALYs to all federal programs. QALYs mercilessly determine someone’s life is worth less. We’re leading to affirm that every person’s life has value.
Time to #DitchDiscrimination in healthcare! HR 485 the Protect Healthcare Patients Act eliminates harmful QALYs, ensuring medical decisions prioritize need, not perceived "quality" of life. @RepJahanaHayes @jahimes #BanQALY #PatientsRising
Time to #DitchDiscrimination in healthcare! HR 485 the Protect Healthcare Patients Act eliminates harmful QALYs, ensuring medical decisions prioritize need, not perceived "quality" of life. #BanQALY #PatientsRising @RepJeffries @RepStenyHoyer @RepJamesClyburn @RepAnnaEshoo
Discrimination has no place in American healthcare. It’s time to #banQALY and #ProtectAllPatients. @cathymcmorris @HouseCommerce #PatientsRising https://t.co/4a6JGtNDbZ
WATCH Chair @cathymcmorris on the importance of the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act. It would ban Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) that discriminate against people with disabilities and patients with chronic illnesses. https://t.co/rfeaZDGm3R
Americans with disabilities or chronic illness deserve the same chances to succeed as everyone else. That's why H.R. 485 is so critical. Banning the use of discriminatory measures by federal payers will help ensure every patient can be treated fairly & get the care they need. https://t.co/wg06uISLck
When the government uses QALYs, it means a bureaucracy coldly determines the value of someone’s life and can deny necessary health care due to that calculation. We must pass H.R. 485 to prevent discrimination against the most vulnerable—and affirm every person's life has value. https://t.co/UvVspWQggD
Every person’s life has value. Passing H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, will mean that health care bureaucracies can no longer determine someone’s life is worth less just because they have a disability or chronic illness. #BanQALYs https://t.co/SOs09ZbYa2
đź“ş Happening now: Chair @cathymcmorris is testifying at @RulesReps on H.R 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act. We must pass H.R. 485 to ban QALYs and similar discriminatory measures from ALL federal health care programs. https://t.co/C5TlvQ20K8
When it comes to discrimination there is no room for partisan politics. The House MUST pass the Protecting Healthcare for All Patients Act. #NoMoreQALY #ProtectAllPatients #PatientsRising @SpeakerJohnson @RepJeffries @cathymcmorris https://t.co/vx35MhMNyo
QALY uses age and expected lifespan to ration care, harming people with chronic and rare diseases. H.R. 485 bans its use in federal programs. Together, we can create a more fair, more patient-centric healthcare system. #NoMoreQALY #ProtectAllPatients #PatientsRising #NotWorthLess
H.R. 485 bans the QALY discriminatory algorithm designed to ration healthcare in ALL federal health programs, ensuring fair access, regardless of age, illness, or disability. #EndQALY #ProtectAllPatients #PatientsRising @HouseCommerce @SpeakerJohnson @POTUS @cathymcmorris