Medical Economics August 16, 2022
Bill has strong support from medical groups and lawmakers, but House and Senate votes are not scheduled yet.
Primary care physicians support legislation that could improve patient care while cutting time spent obtaining prior authorizations for medical services in Medicare Advantage plans.
Meanwhile, lawmakers hope for a fall vote on at least one version of the identical bills in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
The “Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022” has amassed more than 500 endorsements from organizations across the health care industry and bipartisan support from dozens of legislators in the House and Senate.
Sen. Roger “Doc” Marshall, MD, R-Kansas, introduced the “Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act,” S. 3018, with the...
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