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Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3018| Senate 
| Updated: 10/20/2021
Roger Marshall

Roger Marshall

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (52)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Josh Hawley (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 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, including the ability to provide real-time decisions in response to requests for items and services that are routinely approved; (2) annually publish 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, relating to the quality and timeliness of prior authorization determinations.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-5044
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2020
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Oct 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 30, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-8487
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 512.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-5044
    Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2020


  • October 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • December 30, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-8487
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 512.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth care coverage and accessMedicarePerformance measurement

Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3018| Senate 
| Updated: 10/20/2021
Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 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, including the ability to provide real-time decisions in response to requests for items and services that are routinely approved; (2) annually publish 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, relating to the quality and timeliness of prior authorization determinations.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-5044
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2020
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Oct 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 30, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-8487
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 512.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-5044
    Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2020


  • October 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • December 30, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-8487
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 512.
Roger Marshall

Roger Marshall

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (52)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Josh Hawley (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth care coverage and accessMedicarePerformance measurement