Protect Medicare for generations to come.

I won’t let that happen, and am committed to protecting this important program for generations to come.

He commits to protecting Medicare long term and preventing insolvency-driven benefit cuts or bailouts.

Health Care | Congressman Mike Kelly
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Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (Introduced 06/12/2024). Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans. Latest Action: House - 12/17/2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced.

Kelly introduced a concrete Medicare-focused bill aimed at prior authorization under Medicare Advantage, but it did not advance beyond introduction in the 118th Congress.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.8702 - Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2024 | Congress.gov
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Rep. Mike Kelly reintroduced H.R. 3514, the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act. He said the bill would move the health care sector into the 21st century by giving doctors and Medicare Advantage plans the tools to make health coverage decisions in a timely manner.

Kelly continued pushing the same Medicare Advantage reform in the 119th Congress, showing ongoing effort to protect seniors from prior-authorization delays.

partial same_term A for effort

Kelly, Colleagues Reintroduce Critical Prior Authorization Reform Bill | Congressman Mike Kelly
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The House Ways and Means Committee passed the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, and the bill advanced to the full House of Representatives for consideration. The release says the bill modernizes the prior authorization process in Medicare Advantage.

Kelly advanced a Medicare-related reform through committee, a concrete step toward the stated goal, though it still required further enactment steps.

partial same_term A for effort

Kelly-led 'Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act' passes Ways & Means Committee, advances to full House consideration | Congressman Mike Kelly
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Kelly and colleagues said an HHS/CMS announcement pledges to ease the Medicare Advantage prior authorization process and includes several provisions contained in their legislation. They said the pledge follows years of legislative progress led by Kelly and congressional colleagues.

This shows some policy movement in the direction Kelly has pursued, but it is agency action and not a completed legislative or statutory protection for Medicare.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressional Prior Authorization Reform Leads Applaud New HHS & CMS Announcement | Congressman Mike Kelly
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All Actions show the bill was introduced in the House on 06/12/2024 and later referred to the Subcommittee on Health on 12/17/2024. The tracker says the bill has the status Introduced.

The main legislative vehicle Kelly used to pursue Medicare Advantage reform stalled short of enactment, so the promise was not fully delivered through law.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.8702 - Actions | Congress.gov
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