# 119-hr-6197: Health Tech Investment Act

119-hr-6197, Health Tech Investment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6197
- Congress: 119
- Title: Health Tech Investment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a new Medicare outpatient payment path for algorithm-driven clinical services.** It would set rules so algorithm-based services get placed in a new-technology ambulatory payment classification and be paid based on manufacturer cost submissions for an initial multi-year period.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Medicare pay rules for AI services: mixed, high. This bill would make Medicare create a new outpatient payment group for FDA-cleared AI and machine-learning services starting January 1, 2026. Manufacturers would have to send cost data like invoice and subscription prices, staff, and overhead in a form the Secretary sets. Medicare could not remove…
- Medicare outpatient SaaS payment rule: mixed, medium. This bill would require HHS to apply the hospital outpatient payment policy for software-as-a-service (SaaS) that was finalized on November 23, 2022 to services provided on or after January 1, 2023. If enacted, hospitals and software vendors would be paid under that rule for applicable outpatient s…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-879: Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6197 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6197)

## Related
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-879: Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-879)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6197 (as of 2026-09-21).