Saving Lives and Reducing Health Care Waste by Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Jul 15, 2026
What it does
The bill aims to improve diagnostic quality and safety in healthcare by establishing a research and quality improvement program focused on reducing diagnostic errors and waste, creating a patient safety reporting system for diagnostic errors, and supporting related initiatives such as fellowships, quality measure development, standardized data efforts, and an interagency council. It authorizes funding for these activities, including $45 million annually from 2027 to 2031 for the research program and $20 million annually from 2027 to 2030 for the reporting infrastructure. The bill affects federal health agencies, healthcare providers, researchers, and patients by promoting evidence-based…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.