Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2023

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5213 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5213 To ensure that prior authorization medical decisions under Medicare are determined by physicians. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 15, 2023 Mr. Green of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To ensure that prior authorization medical decisions under Medicare are determined by physicians. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Adverse determination.--The term ``a…