Letters from Congress

House Letter to HHS and CMS

233 House Representatives cosigned a letter to HHS and CMS to thank CMS for taking action toward ensuring timely access to health care by proposing rules to streamline prior authorization protocols in Medicare Advantage. The letter also urged CMS to finalize the Contract Year 2024 Medicare Advantage rule and the Electronic Prior Authorization rule.

Senate Letter to HHS and CMS

61 Senators cosigned a letter to HHS and CMS to thank CMS for taking action toward ensuring timely access to health care by proposing rules to streamline prior authorization protocols in Medicare Advantage. The letter also urged CMS to finalize the Contract Year 2024 Medicare Advantage rule and the Electronic Prior Authorization rule.

Dear Colleague Letter - May 12, 2021

Representative Suzan DelBene wrote a Dear Colleague letter to garner support for the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act. In this letter Representative DelBene emphasized the importance of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act and encouraged her colleagues to cosponsor the bill.

Senate Sign on Letter to CMS- October 28, 2021

Click here to read the letter sent by 29 Senators to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on Prior Auth.

House Sign on Letter to CMS - October 10, 2018

103 House Representatives wrote a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma to request that CMS improve how prior authorization works under Medicare Advantage (MA). The letter also requests that CMS provide guidance to MA plans regarding the use of prior authorization to ensure that these requirements do not create inappropriate barriers to care for Medicare patients.