House Bill 8487
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 26, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
8487
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2022
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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12/30/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 512.
12/30/2022
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
12/30/2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 117-696, Part I.
07/27/2022
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
07/27/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
07/26/2022
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
07/26/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 7:59:18 PM