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H.R. 9734 119th Congress House

Protecting Patients from Automated Denials Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements for the use of artificial intelligence in prior authorization denials by Medicare Advantage organizations.

Introduced: July 16, 2026 Introduced by: Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9734: Protecting Patients from Automated Denials Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9734/
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"H.R. 9734: Protecting Patients from Automated Denials Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9734/.
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H.R. 9734, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9734/.
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