Launches new programs to improve medical diagnoses, reducing errors and healthcare waste.
This bill would create new federal programs and an interagency council to improve how medical diagnoses are made. It aims to reduce diagnostic errors, which are a major cause of preventable harm and wasted money in healthcare. Patients, families, and healthcare providers would benefit from better diagnostic tools and reporting systems.
Today, diagnostic errors are a major cause of preventable harm and wasted money in healthcare, with no clear, modernized system to address them. If this bill becomes law, the government would set aside at least $66.5 million each year from 2027 to 2030 to fund new research, create a system for patients to report errors, and form a council of federal agencies to improve how diagnoses are made across the country.
HR 9696 · 119th Congress · July 15, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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