HB 1760 · 2026 · House · Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee

Medicaid copayment waiver repeal

repealing the directive that the department of health and human services seek a waiver to establish pharmacy copayment and premium requirements under the state Medicaid plan and making an appropriation therefor.

Repeals prior-law requirements that the department of health and human services pursue a Medicaid state plan amendment and waiver to increase prescription drug copayments and institute program premiums, and appropriates funds to offset any resulting program shortfall.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 13, 2026

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Analysis

This bill repeals requirements in 2025, 141 (HB 2) that the department of health and human services file a Medicaid state plan amendment to increase prescription drug copayments. The bill also repeals requirements that the department of health and human services file a Medicaid waiver and state plan amendment, if necessary, to institute premiums under the New Hampshire advantage health care program and the children's health insurance program. The bill makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services to compensate for any shortfall for such programs.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“This act shall be known as "The Protecting Access to Affordable Health Care for Working Families Act".”

Section 1

“The sum necessary to compensate the department of health and human services for the reduction in funding for the state Medicaid program resulting from repeal of the pharmacy copayment and health care premium requirements pursuant to section 3 of this act is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services for the biennium ending June 30, 2027.”

Section 2

“The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.”

Section 2

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Public testimony

191 signed in online · 30 wrote testimony

93% support6% oppose1% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Please stop making things more expensive for the most vulnerable among us.”

— Suzanne McBournie, Goffstownsupports

“Charging low income participants Medicaid is a poor way to create revenue. We are going backwards. We will have more people uninsured and using the emergency room as their only form of care.”

— Vicky Riggio, Walpolesupports

“Last year, HB2 essentially created an income tax on NH's low-income citizens to help solve a shortfall caused in part by repealing taxes on high-income citizens.…”

— Patricia Anastasia, Londonderrysupports

“This bill would make health care less accessible to the people who need it.”

— Maureen Redmond-S cura, Concordopposes

“This bill is punitive and will put healthcare financially out of reach for the very people Medicaid is designed to assist.”

— Richard DeMark, Meredithopposes

“Do not let Republican lawmakers strip disabled and elderly citizens access to Healthcare! Those are the very people who voted for you in the first place, and it is deplorable how you would then turn around and treat them.”

— Martha DeYoreo, Newmarketopposes

“2/18/26 Good afternoon members of the Health and Human Services Committee. My name is Mo Baxley from Granite State Independent Living. We are a statewide organization whose mission is to promote quality of life with independence for people with disabilities.…”

— Mo Baxley, Concordneutral

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay

Starting text: Bill as introduced

Mar 4, 2026HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate10–8
Overall
56% yea
Mar 11, 2026HouseDivisionSpecial Order to next order of business (Rep. Telerski)Failed148–181
Overall
45% yea
Mar 12, 2026HouseDivisionSpecial Order to next order of business (Rep. Weber)Adopted304–40
Overall
88% yea
Mar 12, 2026HouseRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted184–153How they voted
Overall
55% yea
Party-line vote
Republicans
183–0100% yea
Democrats
1–1531% yea

Hearings and debates

Feb 18, 2026Public hearingHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs1:02–2:341m 32slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
Mar 4, 2026Public hearingHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs57:41–1:02:535m 12slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass; Executive Session
Mar 11, 2026Floor debateHouse floor7:53:58–7:58:114m 13slocated in the stream transcriptSpecial Order to next order of business (Rep. Telerski) — failed, division 148-181
Mar 12, 2026Floor debateHouse floor6:19:15–6:23:424m 27slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 184-153; Special Order to next order of business (Rep. Weber) — adopted, division 304-40

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 34
Feb 18, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 02/18/2026 09:00 am GP 158
Mar 4, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 03/04/2026 09:00 am GP 158
Mar 4, 2026HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 03/04/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 90
Mar 4, 2026HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
Mar 11, 2026HouseSpecial Order to next order of business (Rep. Telerski): MF DV 148-181 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 179
Mar 12, 2026HouseSpecial Order to next order of business (Rep. Weber): MA DV 304-40 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 82
Mar 12, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 184-153 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 82

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Documents (PDF)

Introducedversion

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.