HHS and CMS announce Medicare Advantage prior-auth pledge

On June 23, 2025, HHS Secretary Kennedy and CMS Administrator Oz announced a healthcare industry pledge to streamline Medicare Advantage prior-authorization processes, including faster decisions, fewer retroactive denials, and expanded electronic submission. Sen. Marshall, who leads the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816) on prior-auth reform, joined the announcement publicly. The administrative pledge sits alongside Doc's statutory bill: the pledge sets industry direction; the bill puts hard 72-hour decision caps into law.

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