H.R. 3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021
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H.R. 3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021
117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-13 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021
Plain summary
Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2022 This 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, including the ability to provide real-time decisions in response to requests for items and services that are routinely approved; (2) annually publish 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, relating to the quality and timeliness of prior authorization determinations.
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Official text
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · 326 cosponsors
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Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), John Joyce (R-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Jason Smith (R-MO), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Andy Harris (R-MD), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Peter Welch (D-VT), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Mike Thompson (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Lucy McBath (D-GA) and 266 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] reported raising $4.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3173.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr3173 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117