# 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

119-s-1816, Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1816
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 71
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**This bill would force Medicare Advantage plans to adopt a standardized, electronic prior authorization system and publish detailed approval and denial data to speed patient access and enable oversight.** It sets deadlines for transparency and electronic processing and creates reporting and real-time decision rules to shrink delays and reveal how plans use automation.

## Cosponsors (71)

- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Electronic prior authorization for Medicare: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicare Advantage plans that use prior authorization would need an electronic prior authorization system starting with plan years that begin on or after January 1, 2028. Plans would have to send requests, responses, and supporting documents electronically and follow technical standards…
- Faster prior authorization rules for Medicare: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require Medicare Advantage plans to meet new prior authorization protection standards starting with plan years that begin on or after January 1, 2028. Plans would need to design transparent programs with enrollee and provider input, allow waivers or changes for trusted hi…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1816 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1816)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816 (as of 2026-10-03).