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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.
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
Requires Medicare Advantage plans to change how they use prior authorization so enrollees get clearer, faster decisions. Plans must create an electronic prior authorization system, follow new transparency and enrollee‑protection rules, publish plan‑level prior authorization data to CMS, and meet set deadlines and reporting requirements.
The bill also directs HHS/CMS/ONC and oversight bodies (MedPAC, GAO) to produce reports, evaluate implementation, and provide enforcement timelines. That shifts work onto plans, providers, health IT vendors, and federal agencies and aims to speed approvals, reduce paperwork, and make plan actions more visible to beneficiaries and regulators.
Introduced May 20, 2025 by Mike Kelly · Last progress May 20, 2025
