Health Insurance: Limits on AI Claim Denials
The Doctors Not AI Act of 2026 was sent to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce along with two other committees on September 1, 2026. It has not moved since that date. These committees must review the bill before it can proceed to a full vote.
While the bill has support from both parties, it faces a long path through multiple committees and likely opposition from the insurance industry.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Small businesses that sponsor group health plans, or the insurers administering them, would face new documentation, disclosure, and staffing requirements to ensure a licensed professional reviews AI-assisted denials, which could add administrative and compliance costs passed on through premiums.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Doctors Not AI Act of 2026
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