S 8678 — Expands Medicaid coverage to include pharmacological treatment for hyperhidrosis
Congress · introduced 2026-01-07
Expands Medicaid coverage to include pharmacological treatment for hyperhidrosis when such treatment is ordered by a physician, registered physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner; provides that the provisions shall not take effect unless all necessary approvals under federal law and regulation have been obtained to receive federal financial participation in the costs.
Latest action: 2026-04-29 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Christopher Ryan (—, NY-50) — sponsor · 2026-01-07
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, NY-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-07
- Jessica Ramos (—, NY-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-07
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, NY-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-07
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO HEALTH
- · senate — AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
- · senate — PRINT NUMBER 8678A
Text versions
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Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | Jessica Ramos | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-07 | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-07 | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-07 | Christopher Ryan | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Ryan (—, state_upper NY-50) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Jessica Ramos (—, state_upper NY-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, state_upper NY-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, state_upper NY-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-07 · cosponsored by Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-07 · cosponsored by Jessica Ramos (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-07 · sponsored by Christopher Ryan (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-07 · cosponsored by Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (cosponsor) · sponsorship