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HR 7272 115th Congress House

Mobile Health Record Act of 2018

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote the ability of individuals entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part B of th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote the ability of individuals entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part B of the Medicare program and individuals enrolled under a State plan under the Medicaid program to access their personal medical claim data, including their providers, prescriptions, tests, and diagnoses, through a mobile health record application of the individual's choosing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 12, 2018 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Dec 18, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 12, 2018
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.
Dec 12, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 18, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mobile Health Record Act of 2018

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a program that enables Medicare enrollees to connect claims data with trusted applications, services, and research programs. The program must allow an enrollee to access claim information through a mobile health record application that is chosen by the enrollee and that is also approved by the CMS, in accordance with specified requirements. Information must be made available to such applications in a similar manner as under the current Blue Button 2.0 program.

The bill also allows states that choose to develop or purchase similar applications for Medicaid enrollees to receive federal payment for the associated costs.

Currently, the CMS administers the Blue Button program, which allows Medicare enrollees to download and save health information on personal computers or other devices. The CMS subsequently launched the Blue Button 2.0 program, which allows enrollees to link health information with mobile applications (these applications are posted on the CMS website, but are not endorsed by the CMS).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 12, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7272: Mobile Health Record Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7272/
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"H.R. 7272: Mobile Health Record Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7272/.
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H.R. 7272, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7272/.
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