Health Policy Signal Morning Brief: Monday, June 29, 2026
HR 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act, moved out of subcommittee by voice vote on June 25 and is now before the full committee. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9396
Top Line
- HR 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act, moved out of subcommittee by voice vote on June 25 and is now before the full committee. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9396
- The only health IT policy signal in today’s source set is congressional, not regulatory, with no agency documents, agency news, hearings, or comment deadlines listed. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9396
- The bill’s title keeps prior authorization accountability active as a committee-level issue, even without new regulatory movement today. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9396
Regulatory Action
Nothing significant today.
On the Hill
HR 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act, was forwarded by subcommittee to the full committee by voice vote on June 25. That is the only bill activity in today’s source material, and it keeps prior authorization accountability positioned for further committee attention. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9396
No hearings are listed in today’s source material.
Comment Deadlines
Nothing significant today.
What to Watch
With no regulatory documents, agency news, hearings, or comment deadlines in today’s source set, the actionable signal is concentrated on HR 9396. The forward movement by voice vote suggests prior authorization accountability remains a live congressional track, while agencies are quiet in today’s materials. Health IT vendors and physician groups should watch whether the full committee takes up the bill next, because today’s policy pressure is coming from the Hill rather than the regulatory docket.