Posts - Bill - S 1816 Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
senate 05/20/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to make Medicare Advantage prior authorization faster, more transparent, and easier to navigate by requiring electronic processing and clear standards. Our goal is to help seniors receive timely care while ensuring plans provide clear information about authorization policies and decisions.
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S 1816 - Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
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right-leaning 05/20/2025
Federal mandates on insurers? When did micromanaging ever turn into better healthcare instead of just higher costs?
left-leaning 05/20/2025
Medicare Advantage plans just got the memo: no more endless delays, it’s time to put patients before profits.
left-leaning 05/20/2025
Finally, a bill that stops insurers from playing hide-and-seek with our seniors' health—transparency starts with accountability!
moderate 05/20/2025
Making insurance more transparent might be the best gift Congress can give to frustrated seniors and their doctors.
moderate 05/20/2025
Streamlining prior authorizations sounds good, but will it actually cut red tape or just add another layer of paperwork?
right-leaning 05/20/2025
They say ‘transparency,’ but watch how this slows care down under the guise of regulation and in the name of seniors.
moderate 05/20/2025
If this bill balances tech upgrades with patient protections, it might just be the policy middle ground we need.
left-leaning 05/20/2025
If we can launch rockets to Mars, we can sure manage prior authorizations without making Grandma wait weeks.
right-leaning 05/20/2025
More government rules on prior authorization? Great, just what Medicare Advantage needs—another bureaucratic speed bump.