CHARTS Act Connecting Health and Records Technology for Seniors...
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to long-term care and post-acute care providers for purposes of developing and adopting health information technology.
This bill, HB9844, proposes to give grants to long-term care and post-acute care providers. These grants would help them develop and use better health information technology. This technology can help make healthcare more efficient and improve patient care.
This bill would mainly affect long-term care and post-acute care providers, such as nursing homes and rehabilitation centers. By improving their health information technology, these providers could offer better and more coordinated care to their patients.
As of the last update on July 22, 2026, the bill has just been introduced and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means for further consideration. This means it is in the early stages of the legislative process.
