# 117-hr-7831: HEALTH Act

117-hr-7831, HEALTH Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7831
- Congress: 117
- Title: HEALTH Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2022-05-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Helping Everyone Access Long Term Healthcare Act or the HEALTH Act This bill allows a tax deduction for direct primary care physicians who provide charity care. The care must be provided without expectation of reimbursement and to an individual enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). A direct primary care physician is a physician who provides primary care (1) to individuals who have paid a periodic subscription fee, and (2) in exchange for a fee that is published on a publicly available website of the physician.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7831 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7831)

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- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-5754: Patient Advocate Tracker Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5754)
- [117-hr-5641: SPEED Recovery Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5641)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-2220: To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain barga…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2220)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7831 (as of 2025-11-18).