{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-3514","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":3514,"title":"Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-05-20","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"K000376","fullName":"Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]","party":"R","state":"PA","district":16}],"cosponsorsCount":306,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-07-15","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":["Administrative law and regulatory procedures","Computers and information technology","Congressional oversight","Department of Health and Human Services","Government information and archives","Health care coverage and access","Internet, web applications, social media","Medicare"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-07-15","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-15","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-25","text":"Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-25","text":"Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-20","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-20","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-20","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-20","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-20","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of </strong><strong>2025</strong></p><p>This bill establishes several requirements and standards relating to prior authorization processes under Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.</p><p>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 &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS), relating to the quality and timeliness of prior authorization determinations.</p><p>The CMS and the&nbsp;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.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-10-02T08:06:21Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":2976,"ts":"2026-10-13T13:43:33.560Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Improving%20Seniors%E2%80%99%20Timely%20Access%20to%20Care%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}