Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6100

Health ACCESS Act

Health Care: Online Appointment Scheduling Rules

Nov 18, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committeeNo action in 8 months

The Health ACCESS Act is currently sitting in the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees. Nothing has happened with this bill since November 2025, which means it has been stalled for about seven months. It must receive a vote or review from these committees before it can move forward.

Legislative Progress

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Could go either way

This bill has support from both Republicans and Democrats, which helps its chances. However, it is still in the very early stages of the lawmaking process and has not yet been voted on.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 7292 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 7292 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill updates federal law to allow doctors and hospitals to pay fees to online booking websites. This makes it easier for patients to find available appointments and book them directly through a computer or phone.
It specifically helps patients using federal programs like Medicare. Currently, strict anti-kickback laws make it difficult for these patients to use some popular online scheduling tools because the fees doctors pay could be seen as illegal referrals.
The bill includes rules to protect consumers. Websites cannot steer patients to certain doctors based on who pays the most. Instead, they must use fair and objective criteria like location, specialty, or the next available opening.
Privacy is a major focus. The booking platforms are forbidden from sharing a user's contact information with any doctor or office except for the one the patient actually selects for an appointment.
These websites must also be transparent. They are required to tell users that they have a financial deal with the doctors on the site and cannot send unwanted marketing texts or calls to people who haven't asked for them.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Nov 18, 2025House

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.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Nov 18, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Health ACCESS Act

Bill NumberHR 6100

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred 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.