H.R. 8487 · 117th Congress · House

Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022

Active· Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 512.
Introduced
Jul 26, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2022

This bill establishes several requirements and standards relating to prior authorization processes under Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.

Specifically, MA plans must (1) establish an electronic prior authorization program that meets specified standards, including the ability to provide real-time decisions in response to requests for items and services that are routinely approved; (2) annually publish specified prior authorization information, including the percentage of requests approved and the average response time; and (3) meet other standards, as set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, relating to the quality and timeliness of prior authorization determinations.

Previous Versions

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Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2022

This bill establishes several requirements and standards relating to prior authorization processes under Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.

Specifically, MA plans must (1) establish an electronic prior authorization program that meets specified standards, including the ability to provide real-time decisions in response to requests for items and services that are routinely approved; (2) annually publish specified prior authorization information, including the percentage of requests approved and the average response time; and (3) meet other standards, as set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, relating to the quality and timeliness of prior authorization determinations.

Action Timeline

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  1. DEC 30, 2022Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means

    H. Rept. 117-696, Part I.

    117Yea
    696Nay
    0NV
  2. DEC 30, 2022Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means

    H. Rept. 117-696, Part I.

    117Yea
    696Nay
    0NV
  3. DEC 30, 2022Committee

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

  4. DEC 30, 2022Discharge

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

  5. DEC 30, 2022Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 512.

  6. JUL 27, 2022Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  7. JUL 27, 2022Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  8. JUL 26, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  9. JUL 26, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  10. JUL 26, 2022IntroReferral

    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.

  11. JUL 26, 2022IntroReferral

    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.

Committees

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Dec 30, 2022

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Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Dec 30, 2022

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Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Jul 27, 2022

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Jul 26, 2022

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Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Jul 26, 2022

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