GOP House Members Reintroduce Bill to Prevent Health Care Rationing for People With Disabilities

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) sponsored one of four bills calling for an end to COVID-19 emergency measures that was adopted by the House Rules Committee on Jan. 30, 2023. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

A bill to protect those with disabilities—and others who are vulnerable—from being deprived of certain medical treatments under federal health care programs was heard by a House subcommittee on Feb. 1. 

Presently, federal health care programs use a quality adjusted-life-years calculation, or QALYS, when determining what procedures it will cover and levels of reimbursement.