# 119-s-2756: Affordable Inhalers and Nebulizers Act of 2025

119-s-2756, Affordable Inhalers and Nebulizers Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2756
- Congress: 119
- Title: Affordable Inhalers and Nebulizers Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would cap patient cost-sharing for prescription inhalers at $15 per 30-day supply** across private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid and create a new reimbursement program to limit what uninsured people pay. - Families and patients: People who use inhalers for asthma or COPD would pay at most $15 per 30-day supply with no deductible, making monthly costs more predictable. - Uninsured individuals: A new uninsured inhaler payment program would let registered providers be reimbursed when they limit uninsured patients' liability to $15 per month per product, subject to appropriations. - Medicare and low-income beneficiaries: The bill would align Medicare Part D and Part B rules and low-income cost-sharing with the $15 cap and add related Medicaid changes. - Employers, insurers, and tax law: It would add matching ERISA and Internal Revenue Code changes and safe harbors so employer plans, insurers, and tax rules work with the new cap. - Timing and implementation: Changes would apply to plan years beginning in 2026 and authorize the HHS Secretary to issue implementation guidance.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Help buying inhalers for uninsured: benefit, medium. If enacted, starting January 1, 2026, the Secretary would set up a program letting registered providers submit claims for specified inhalers given to uninsured people. If enacted, payments by the Secretary would depend on available appropriations. If enacted, providers who join must be licensed in…
- Lower inhaler costs for insured people: benefit, medium. If enacted, group and individual health plans would have to cover specified inhalers with no deductible and limit cost-sharing to $15 per 30‑day supply. If enacted, any cost-sharing you pay for these inhalers would count toward your plan's out-of-pocket maximum. These rules would apply to plan year…
- Lower inhaler costs for Medicare: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicare Part B would pay the lesser of the actual charge or the payment amount minus $15 for each 30‑day supply of specified inhalers furnished on or after January 1, 2026. If enacted, the Part B deductible would not apply to those inhalers on or after that date. If enacted, starting i…
- Preserve HSA and catastrophic plan rules: benefit, low. If enacted, for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, the law would clarify that specified inhaler coverage fits an existing catastrophic plan safe harbor. If enacted, it would also say a plan does not lose high-deductible health plan status just because it does not charge a deductible…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2756 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2756)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2756 (as of 2026-04-21).