Healthcare and prescription costs
Barr campaigned on repealing the Affordable Care Act, voted repeatedly to repeal it, and voted against the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would have capped insulin cost sharing at $35 a month for many insured patients.
Investigations
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Andy Barr Repeatedly Voted To Repeal Health Coverage Protections For 1.8 Million Kentuckians With Preexisting Conditions
Barr voted repeatedly to repeal the Affordable Care Act and voted against capping insulin cost sharing at $35 a month.
Related votes
Affordable Insulin Now Act (H.R.6833)
117th Congress · March 2022 · Barr voted No
Would have capped insulin cost sharing at $35 a month for many insured patients from January 2023.
Affordable Care Act repeal votes (Multiple measures)
113th–116th Congresses · 2013–2020 · Barr voted Yes (repeal)
Reported as multiple votes with the Republican caucus to repeal the ACA and its protections for people with preexisting conditions.
American Health Care Act (H.R.1628)
115th Congress · May 2017 · Barr voted Reported as yes — confirm on the roll call
Would have repealed core parts of the Affordable Care Act, including funding for Medicaid expansion, and allowed states to waive preexisting-condition protections.
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1 (2025))
119th Congress · July 2025 · Barr voted Reported as yes — confirm on the roll call
Reconciliation package pairing tax provisions with reductions and new conditions in federal health-coverage and nutrition programs.