Becker's Healthcare June 12, 2024
A group of U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at reforming the Medicare Advantage prior authorization process.
The legislation is an updated version of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, which passed the House of Representatives in 2022, but stalled in the Senate, according to a June 12 news release from Washington Rep. Susan DelBene’s office.
“Prior authorization is the number one administrative burden facing physicians today across all specialties,” Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall, MD, said in a June 12 news release from his office. “As a physician, I understand the frustration this arbitrary process is causing health care practices across the country and the headaches it creates for our nurses.”
If passed, the bill...
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