Doctors get alerts to tell patients about cancer screening.
H.R. 10850 — SCREENS Act · Filed by Ashley Hinson (R-IA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 19, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the federal government to make a system for cancer screening alerts. Doctors and health plans can use it to tell patients when they need screening tests. The system will be based on rules from two federal health groups. Within five years, all doctor office computer systems must have this alert tool.
Who it affects
Patients will get alerts about cancer screening from their doctors. Doctors and their offices will use the new system. Health plans can choose to use it.
One thing to notice
Doctor office systems will have to add this tool within five years. This costs money and work. Health plans can pick whether to use it, so some patients may get alerts and others may not.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Oct 19, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 19, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- cancer screening — A test to find cancer before a person feels sick.
- health plans — Companies that pay for doctor visits and medical care.
- federal health groups — Government agencies that study which health tests work best.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,422 characters) on Oct 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,388 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-21.
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