Health plans must audit costs and stop unfair worker treatment.
H.R. 9486 — Health DATA Act of 2026 · Filed by Mark Takano (D-CA) · Introduced Jun 25, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill lets health plans audit and see claims data. It stops insurers and drug managers from blocking audits or hiding prices. It bans employers from treating workers badly based on health data. Companies that break these rules pay $10,000 per day. They also pay $100 per day per person for unfair treatment.
Who it affects
Workers and plan members see how their plans spend money. They get protection from unfair treatment based on health data. Employers and health plans can audit to find extra charges and hidden prices.
One thing to notice
The bill uses data with names removed under HIPAA rules. But some people might still be found from that data, which could hurt privacy. Enforcement depends on whether the Labor and Health departments have enough staff and money to collect fines.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jun 25, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 25, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 6, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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