S. 5004 Introduced Health

Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2026

A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide for cost-sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the cost-sharing provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Introduced July 15, 2026 Cosponsors 4 (1 R, 3 D) Latest action July 15, 2026

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  1. Jul 15, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Jul 15, 2026 Introduced in Senate

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