H.R. 3514 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 306 (170 D, 136 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-08
Introduced: 2025-05-20
Latest action (2026-07-15): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
What H.R. 3514 does, in plain terms
Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 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; (2) annually submit to the CMS for publication 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 (CMS), relating to the quality and timeliness of prior authorization determinations. The CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology must publish on the CMS' website a report that analyzes the information received from MA plans, the feasibility of implementing real-time decision making with respect to prior authorization requests, and the impact of decisions that are made using artificial intelligence on patient access.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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