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SIR supports bill to keep prior authorization out of Medicare Advantage
In other prior authorization news, the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514) has hit 290 cosponsors in the House of Representatives. This milestone allows a motion to be filed to place the bill on the House consensus calendar for a floor vote. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., aim to improve the Medicare Advantage prior authorization process for certain treatments and tests. Companion legislation (S. 1816), sponsored by Sens. Roger Marshall, MD, R-Kan., and Mark Warner, D-Va., has been introduced in the Senate and currently has 70 cosponsors.