Require HHS to make standardized data analytic technologies uniformly available to states to identify and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicaid.

Troy Balderson · Ohio · Republican

policy impact 0.55 specificity 0.87 extraction confidence 90%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make standardized data analytic technologies uniformly available to states.. Promised outcome: States can identify and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicaid.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Introduced H.R. 10645 in the U.S. House during his federal House term representing Ohio's 12th District.

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Occurrences

By Mr. BALDERSON (for himself, Mr. B ILIRAKIS, Mrs. H ARSHBARGER, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, and Mr. PFLUGER): H.R. 10645. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make uni- formly available to States certain standard- ized data analytic technologies to identify and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicaid; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Balderson introduced H.R. 10645, which would require HHS to provide states standardized Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse detection technologies.

CREC-2026-10-01-pt1-PgH6015-2.pdf
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Evidence

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"By Mr. BALDERSON ... H.R. 10645. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act ... and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicaid; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record shows Balderson introduced H.R. 10645 and it was referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, documenting legislative effort but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

CREC-2026-10-01-pt1-PgH6015-2.pdf
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"Expanding access to interoperable analytic tools would meaningfully support Ohio Medicaid’s oversight and transparency efforts and help further prevent fraud, waste, and abuse."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, the House Energy and Commerce Committee highlighted support for Balderson's SMART Act, showing continued advocacy but no final delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

WTAS: E&C Republicans’ Agenda “Continuing the Fight Against Fraud”
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not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall make available to each State

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill adds a material timing detail: HHS would have 180 days after enactment to provide standardized Medicaid fraud analytics to states. This documents legislative effort; the proposed deadline depends on enactment. No concrete delivery or subsequent advancement was found for October 17–19, 2026, leaving the commitment unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H. R. 10645 (Introduced-in-House)
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-19 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified original commitment documents Balderson introducing H.R. 10645, establishing attributable legislative effort. The commitment requires a statutory HHS obligation; introduction alone does not deliver it. Verified evidence 68349 describes a proposed 180-day deadline triggered by enactment, but establishes neither enactment nor implementation. No documented commitment deadline has expired as of 2026-10-19, and no attributable partial outcome is verified.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-6.1-sol · confidence 98%