# 119-hr-2002: MATCH IT Act of 2025

119-hr-2002, MATCH IT Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2002
- Congress: 119
- Title: MATCH IT Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-16

## Summary

**Uniform patient matching standards** would be created to cut misidentification and make health record exchange more accurate. The bill would also require a minimum data set for health IT and add voluntary Medicare incentives and anonymous reporting. - Patients and families — Would reduce patient misidentification that can cause medical errors and privacy risks by targeting duplicate and overlaid records. - Health care providers and EHR vendors — Would require the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to develop a minimum data set, add it to the U.S. Core Data for Interoperability, and incorporate it into certification criteria within 180 days and program requirements within 24 months. - Medicare providers — Would let the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services create a voluntary bonus measure in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program so providers who attest to an accurate patient match rate of at least 90% could receive a payment adjustment. Attestations would not be publicly disclosed and reporting would be voluntary and anonymous.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare bonus for accurate patient matching: benefit, high. After Medicare adopts the new data set, CMS would have 24 months to create a voluntary bonus in the Promoting Interoperability Program. Eligible providers who attest to a 90% or higher accurate match rate (or an adjusted target) could get extra payment. Not attesting would not hurt a provider’s sco…
- Nationwide patient matching rules for EHRs: benefit, high. Within 180 days, HHS would define “patient match rate” and set rules that cover duplicates, overlays, and mismatches, with updates at least every three years. In the same 180 days, HHS would pick a minimum data set to support 99.9% matching and add it to the US Core Data for Interoperability, after…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2002 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2002)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2002 (as of 2026-09-16).