# 114-hr-5652: Access to Better Care Act of 2016

114-hr-5652, Access to Better Care Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5652
- Congress: 114
- Title: Access to Better Care Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2016-07-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Access to Better Care Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a health plan with no deductible for medical management of a chronic disease to be treated as a high deductible health plan for purposes of health savings account eligibility requirements. A chronic condition or disease must be expected to last for more than one year, limit what a person can do, and require ongoing medical monitoring. Medical management of a chronic disease is medical care which has the primary purpose of managing the condition or disease by preventing the onset, further deterioration, or complications associated with it.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5652 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5652)

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- [114-hr-5506: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration pr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5506)
- [114-hr-5456: Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5456)
- [114-hr-5447: Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5447)
- [114-hr-5170: Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5170)
- [114-hr-5166: WINGMAN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5166)
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