{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/doc-caucus-statement-support-hr-3173-improving-seniors-timely-access-care-act", "Doc Caucus Statement in Support of H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors\u2019 Timely Access to Care Act of 2021", "2022-09-19", "2022", "2022-09", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday the House unanimously passed H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors\u2019 Timely Access to Care Act of 2021, a bill to modernize and improve the prior authorization process by establishing an electronic system allowing for \u201creal time decisions\u201d for routinely approved services and improves transparency at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. A longtime priority of the GOP Doctors Caucus, the co-chairs Reps. Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-OH,) Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD,) and Michael Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) are all original co-sponsors of this bipartisan legislation spearheaded by a multi-year effort led by Rep. Larry Buschon, M.D. (R-IN) with Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS.)\n\nStatement from the co-chairs:\n\n\u201cWhen patients need simple procedures such as screening services and tests like MRIs and CAT scans, they do not need red tape and hurdles. According to a recent American Medical Association survey, 93 percent of physicians report that the current prior authorization process causes delays in patient care and 83 percent said that the process leads patients to abandon their treatment altogether. For far too many,delayed care is denied care. The current system robs seniors by denying or delaying covered services and care. It causes more costs and burdensparticularly since early intervention often saves patients\u2019 lives and prevents costly delays in treatment. We believe this bill will lead to cost savings and more importantly, patients\u2019 health and life spans will be vastly improved.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:08:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/doc-caucus-statement-support-hr-3173-improving-seniors-timely-access-care-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6329670324921608, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}