Access to Claims Data Act
Key claim: The House has referred the Access to Claims Data Act to the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees, starting consideration of legislation on access to health-insurance claims data.
Abstract
(HR4331 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2025-07-10): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Why this matters
The Access to Claims Data Act would open a new front on insurer claims data access, a category of information that patients, researchers, and employers have long sought for cost and utilization analysis. Because the bill has only been referred to committee, it has no operational effect yet, but its dual referral to Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means signals it touches both public health insurance and tax-preferred employer plans.