Patient ID Now Urges Congress to Remove Longstanding Ban on National Patient Identifier
April 3, 2026
Patient ID Now is calling on House and Senate appropriators to repeal Section 510 in the FY27 Labor-HHS appropriations bill, which restricts federal action on a national patient identifier. The group argues the decades-old policy contributes to medical errors, higher costs, and privacy risks due to inaccurate patient matching. Removing […]