GOLD CARD Act of 2022
Latest action · Jun 9, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 9, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors Act of 2022 or the GOLD CARD Act of 2022
This bill exempts physicians from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans with respect to specific items and services if at least 90% of the physician's requests for such items and services were approved during the previous plan year.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 9, 2022 to Nov 16, 2022; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Original | Jun 9, 2022 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Jun 9, 2022 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jun 23, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jul 12, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Jul 12, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jul 13, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jul 28, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jul 29, 2022 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Aug 5, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Oct 21, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Nov 16, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 16, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2022 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 9, 2022 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2022Introduced in House
- Jun 9, 2022Referred 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.
- Jun 9, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 99, June 9, 2022, page H5447.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4968 | GOLD CARD Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt qualifying physicians from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- GOLD CARD Act of 2022
- Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
