Federal workers must use agency-picked doctors for work injuries.
H.R. 9869 — FECA Modernization and Cost Containment Act of 2026 · Filed by Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes how federal workers get medical care after a work injury. Instead of picking their own doctors, workers must use doctors in a managed care network. Their agency picks the network. Agencies must set up standard treatment rules. Workers can ask for care outside the network. They can get a second opinion, but it is limited. The bill uses computer programs to find fraud and lower costs.
Who it affects
Federal workers hurt on the job lose the right to pick their own doctors. They must use doctors their agency chooses. Injured workers have less choice and control over their care.
One thing to notice
The Department of Labor gets broad power to set medical rules. Congress has little say in how the rules change.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 22, 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.
Words to know
- managed care network — A group of doctors and hospitals picked by an agency to provide medical care.
- standard treatment rules — Rules that doctors must follow when treating patients.
- computer programs — Software that finds false or dishonest claims for money or benefits.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (7,577 characters) on Jul 29, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; 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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