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Rep. Mark Green, representing Tennessee's 7th district, took to Twitter to shed light on his legislative initiatives, particularly focusing on reforming Medicare practices. Green, who succeeded Marsha Blackburn in 2019, highlighted these reforms in a series of tweets posted on March 28, 2025.

On Twitter, Rep. Green introduced his proposal called the Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act. He stated, "My Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act would reform the practice of prior authorization in Medicare and Medicare Advantage by requiring that board-certified physicians in the same specialty are the ones making these important decisions. Here’s what they’re saying…". This indicates his aim to improve decision-making processes within Medicare.

In a subsequent tweet on the same day, Green expressed his concerns about insurance company practices. He remarked, "I believe that if an insurance company is telling a physician that they can’t consider several solutions to a patient’s problem, that is a medical decision. Meanwhile an AI algorithm or someone looking at a sheet of paper at an insurance company is making these decisions. That’s". This reflects his stance on ensuring that medical professionals, rather than algorithms or non-specialized personnel, should make patient care decisions.