# 119-hr-8261: Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026

119-hr-8261, Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8261
- Congress: 119
- Title: Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Eliminate Medicare Part B cost-sharing for chronic care management.** This bill would require Medicare to cover the full allowable payment for chronic care management services and remove the deductible for those services starting Jan. 1, 2027. - Medicare beneficiaries. People on Medicare would no longer pay copayments or the deductible for chronic care management services furnished on or after Jan. 1, 2027. - Providers of chronic care management. Medicare would pay 100 percent of the lesser of a provider's actual charge or the Medicare-determined payment rate for those services starting Jan. 1, 2027.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower Medicare costs for chronic care: benefit, low. This bill would remove patient cost-sharing for chronic care management (CCM) services under Medicare Part B that are furnished on or after January 1, 2027. For those CCM services, Medicare would pay 100 percent of the lesser of the provider's actual charge or the amount determined under section 18…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8261 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8261)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8261 (as of 2026-09-21).