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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced September 11, 2025 by Mark Pocan · Last progress September 11, 2025
Disapproves of a proposed Medicare model (planned to begin Jan 1, 2026) that would expand prior authorization in traditional Medicare by roughly 30%, use private prior‑authorization vendors, and deploy AI/machine‑learning tools. The resolution finds that expanding Medicare Advantage–style prior authorization into traditional Medicare undermines timely access to care and requests that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services terminate the model.
The text highlights findings that prior authorization delays care and contributes to clinician burnout and cites reported error rates for private vendors and AI tools; it asks CMS to end the proposed program rather than implement the expansion of prior authorization into fee‑for‑service Medicare.