To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make uniformly available to States certain standardized data analytic technologies to identify and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicaid.
Requires the federal health secretary to make standardized fraud-detection analytics technologies uniformly available to states.
In the House Energy and Commerce Committee since Oct. 1, 2026, 4 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.
- INTRODUCEDINTROOCT 1, 2026
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What the bill would do, and why it matters
Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse can affect how program funds are used. The proposal would require the federal health secretary to make standardized data-analytics technologies uniformly available to states to help identify and prevent those problems.
- INTRODUCED ONLY This bill has been introduced and possibly referred to a committee, but it has not passed any vote. Most introduced bills never become law — they die in committee without a hearing.
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- Make analytics tools available to states
The proposal would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make certain standardized data-analytics technologies uniformly available to states to identify and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicaid.
The proposal is aimed at helping identify and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicaid. Its practical difference would be whether states have uniformly available analytics technologies to help spot those problems.
Written from the official record.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedOCT 1, 2026HOUSEOCT 1, 2026By Rep. Balderson with 4 original cosponsorsReferred to Energy and Commerce
- SAME DAYNOWHouse committeeOCT 1, 2026ENERGY & COMMERCE NOWOCT 1, 2026In committee for 4 daysNo hearing yet
- 4 DAYS SO FARPassed the House—HOUSE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Senate committee—SENATE—
- Passed the Senate—SENATE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Resolve differencesONLY IF NEEDEDBOTH CHAMBERSONLY IF NEEDEDSkipped if the other chamber passes the same text
- Signed into law—PRESIDENT—10 days to sign or veto
- OCT 12026OCT 1, 2026REFERREDHOUSEReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- OCT 12026OCT 1, 2026INTRODUCEDHOUSEIntroduced in House
At day 4, this bill is already older than 3% of the laws passed this Congress were when they were signed.
Where your members stand on it
A coalition from 4 states
Plus the sponsor, a Republican. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Plus the sponsor, a Republican. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Rep. Balderson’s record: sponsored 25 bills this Congress. 6 passed the House; 0 became law.
- Gus M. BilirakisR-FL-12ORIGINAL
- Diana HarshbargerR-TN-1ORIGINAL
- John JoyceR-PA-13ORIGINAL
- August PflugerR-TX-11ORIGINAL
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