H.R. 3514 House Health
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
Committee Consideration, still liveSTAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Currently in the House. Last action: ordered to be reported in the nature of a substitute by the yeas and nays: 42 - 0 on Jul 15, 2026.
- House Introduced in House May 20, 2025
- House Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. May 20, 2025
- House Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. May 20, 2025
- House Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jun 25, 2026
- House Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. Jun 25, 2026
- House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jul 15, 2026
- House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0. Jul 15, 2026
Cosponsors
303
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessInternet, web applications, social mediaMedicare
Committees
- Ways and Means Committee
- [Markup By, Jul 15, 2026]
- [Referred To, May 20, 2025]
- Energy and Commerce Committee
- [Referred To, May 20, 2025]
Summary
Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025This 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.
[Summary as of: Introduced in House]
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