Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2026
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- Stage
- In committee
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- Senate
- Latest action
- Jul 30
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What it does
The Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2026 would amend the Public Health Service Act to expand grants for networks of three or more organizations using technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity-building models to improve health outcomes on significant public health issues, such as rising infectious or chronic diseases. It would require grant recipients to use shared data at the end of the grant period to demonstrate the impact of these models. The bill also extends the authorization of appropriations for these grants from 2022–2026 to 2027–2031. The legislation affects healthcare entities participating in or seeking to join such networks and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who would administer the grants and identify priority health issues.
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Who is involved
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]Lead sponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]Co-sponsor
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