Health insurers, including Medicare Advantage plans, increasingly rely on prior authorizations to reduce health care costs. However, prior authorization often results in excessive administrative burden for physicians and delays in evidence-based, clinically effective interventions for patients.
The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3173) would help protect patients from unnecessary delays in care and reduce physicians’ administrative burden by streamlining and standardizing prior authorization under the Medicare Advantage program.
Thanks to ongoing advocacy from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the House Ways and Means Committee is preparing to mark up this legislation. We are asking you to encourage your representatives to pass the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act. Speak out today!
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