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Interoperability and Prior Authorization Proposed Rule

The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) appreciates this opportunity to comment on the Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes proposed rule.

Prior authorization is creating an ever-increasing burden on patients. We support many of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provisions in this proposed rule that would reduce this burden by improving processes, timelines, access to information, and communication.

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Comments on the 2024 Advance Notice

Medicare Rights strongly supports the proposals in the Advance Notice (AN) that would improve Medicare Advantage (MA) payment accuracy. Modest but important, these changes would begin to correct the decades-long problem of MA overpayments.

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Simplifying Medicare Advantage Enrollment

The proliferation of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and the variation across plans makes enrollment decisions based on a beneficiary’s individual circumstances overly complex, resulting in sub-optimal choices or unwillingness to shop for coverage. 

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Interoperability and Prior Authorization Proposed Rule

The Medicare Rights Center (Medicare Rights) appreciates this opportunity to comment on the Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes proposed rule.

Prior authorization is creating an ever-increasing burden on patients. We support many of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provisions in this proposed rule that would reduce this burden by improving processes, timelines, access to information, and communication.

Comments on the 2024 Advance Notice

Medicare Rights strongly supports the proposals in the Advance Notice (AN) that would improve Medicare Advantage (MA) payment accuracy. Modest but important, these changes would begin to correct the decades-long problem of MA overpayments.

Simplifying Medicare Advantage Enrollment

The proliferation of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and the variation across plans makes enrollment decisions based on a beneficiary’s individual circumstances overly complex, resulting in sub-optimal choices or unwillingness to shop for coverage.