Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

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71 cosponsors · 38 D, 32 R, 1 I

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47 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

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

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 20, 2025

Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

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; (2) annually submit to the CMS for publication 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 (CMS), relating to the quality and timeliness of prior authorization determinations.

The CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology must publish on the CMS' website a report that analyzes the information received from MA plans, the feasibility of implementing real-time decision making with respect to prior authorization requests, and the impact of decisions that are made using artificial intelligence on patient access.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

Latest action (May 20, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 20, 2025

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.