Becker's Healthcare July 28, 2022
The U.S. House Ways & Means Committee advanced a bill to reform the Medicare Advantage prior authorization process.
The bill will now go before the full House for a vote this fall, according to a July 27 news release from Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., one of the bill’s sponsors.
Among other things, the bill would establish an electronic prior authorization process and require Medicare Advantage plans to report to CMS the extent of their use of prior authorization and the rate of approvals or denials.
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