Nearly 300 members of Congress urge CMS to reform prior authorization in Medicare Advantage

Chief Healthcare Executive June 26, 2023
Ron Southwick

The bipartisan group of lawmakers asked federal officials to finalize proposed measures to streamline the authorization process in the increasingly popular plans.

Nearly 300 members of Congress are urging President Biden’s administration to take some of the headaches out of prior authorization in Medicare Advantage programs.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, led fellow lawmakers in a joint letter asking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to approve reforms to streamline the prior authorization process.

A bipartisan group of 61 U.S. senators and 233 members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed onto the June 22 letter.

The CMS proposed a rule that would revamp prior authorization in Medicare Advantage plans. The rule would require some insurers to...

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