A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Standardizing Cancer Recommendations for Earlier Evaluation and Navigation of Screenings Act or the SCREENS Act. It requires the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to create a national computable-guideline framework for cancer screening recommendations within one year of enactment. This framework must be publicly available in machine-readable screening logic and updated annually. The bill also sets certification requirements for health information technology to include functionality that operationalizes these cancer screening recommendations. Additionally, the Secretary of Health and Human Services must issue guidance to encourage health plans to integrate this technology and allow consumers to opt-in. Finally, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is authorized to support research, pilot projects, and implementation activities that advance the use of interoperable health information technology for preventive care.
Yes· 3 of 10
- Scored +6
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The act establishes a national computable-guideline framework for cancer screenings to make recommendations more accessible and consumer-focused.
- Scored +5
Does this put more money into medical research?
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is authorized to support research and pilot projects advancing interoperable health information technology for preventive care.
- Scored +5
Would people over 65 be better off under this?
The bill promotes better tracking and integration of cancer screenings within Medicare Advantage plans, which primarily serve older adults.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Publicly Available Screening Guidelines: Under Section 2, adding Section 3009B(b)(1) to the Public Health Service Act, recommendations will be made publicly available in machine-readable screening logic. This creates patient-forward technologies that make cancer screening recommendations more accessible and consumer-focused for individuals.
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Privacy and Patient Control Protections: Under Section 2, adding Section 3009B(c) and Section 3001(c)(5)(E)(ii), strict privacy protections are enforced. The functionality must use only the minimum necessary patient data, provide patients with clear information on how their data is used, and support mechanisms for patients to access, review, and request changes to their health information.
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Health Plan Integration Guidance: Under Section 3, the Secretary of Health-and Human Services must issue guidance encouraging health plans, such as Medicare Advantage plans and Medicaid managed care organizations, to integrate this screening technology. This enables consumers to voluntarily opt-into certified technology that helps track their cancer screenings.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The act establishes a national computable-guideline framework for cancer screenings to make recommendations more accessible and consumer-focused. Does this put more money into medical research? — The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is authorized to support research and pilot projects advancing interoperable health information technology for preventive care. Does this put more money into Medicaid, the health coverage for people on low incomes? — The legislation encourages Medicaid managed care organizations to incorporate the new computable-guideline screening technology. Does this put more money into Medicare, the health coverage for people over 65? — The bill encourages Medicare Advantage plans to integrate certified cancer screening technology.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people over 65 be better off under this? — The bill promotes better tracking and integration of cancer screenings within Medicare Advantage plans, which primarily serve older adults. Would women be better off under this? — The establishment of a standardized national framework for cancer screenings will improve access and tracking for critical women's health screenings such as mammograms. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The legislation encourages Medicaid managed care organizations to adopt health IT tools that improve access to preventive cancer screenings.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect people from being watched or searched? — The legislation mandates specific privacy protections and patient-access mechanisms regarding the handling of personal health information. Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — Cancer screening recommendations and frameworks are required to be made publicly available in machine-readable screening logic.
- Education And Technology
- Does this give people more control over their personal data? — The bill enforces strict privacy protections requiring health IT functionality to use only minimum necessary patient data and give users clear information on its use.
- 9/24/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Maggie HassanDemocrat · New Hampshire