What’s happening: In a letter sent June 12, CHA urged all members of the California congressional delegation to support bipartisan legislation that would improve access to care for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans.
What else to know: The Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S.1816, Marshall, R-KS; Warner, D-VA/H.R. 3514, Kelly, R-PA; Bera, D-CA) would establish various requirements around health plans’ prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage enrollees, with the goal of increasing transparency and oversight and improving beneficiary access to Medicare-covered services.
