BMA applauds House for passing Medicare Advantage bill
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:03 AM CDT, Thu September 15, 2022
WASHINGTON – The Better Medicare Alliance applauds the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act. The bipartisan legislation, which was sponsored by Reps. Suzan DelBen, D-Wash., Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Ami Bera, MD, D-Calif., and Larry Bucshon, MD, R-Ind., and endorsed by Better Medicare Alliance, would modernize the way Medicare Advantage uses prior authorization as a clinical tool to coordinate beneficiary care. “The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act is commonsense, bipartisan legislation to further raise the bar of care delivery in Medicare Advantage – where seniors already experience a 94% satisfaction rate, nearly $2,000 in annual consumer savings, added benefits, and improved health outcomes, just to name a few,” said Mary Beth Donahue, president and CEO of the Better Medicare Alliance. “Importantly, this bill builds on efforts already underway in Medicare Advantage to modernize prior authorization while protecting its essential function in facilitating safe, high-value, evidence-based care. We look forward to swift passage in the Senate and putting this legislation on President Biden’s desk for his signature.”
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