{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Health Affairs This Week","title":"Prior Authorization's Next Era: CMS Reform, AI, and Faster Approvals","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2143d8e5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1065,"description":"Health Affairs Publishing's Jeff Byers welcomes Senior Editor Kathleen Haddad back to the pod to discuss the evolving prior authorization landscape, including CMS efforts to streamline approvals, insurer responses, and emerging questions around AI-driven decision-making.\nA Health Affairs journal subscription directly connects you to the research shaping the future of health policy and health care. Until 10/14, purchase a two-year digital subscription to Health Affairs journal and receive a third year free with code ONEFREEYEAR.\nSign up for Insider to get exclusive access to our trend report focusing on the current prior authorization landscape.\n\nRelated Links:\nMedicare’s AI prior authorization pilot was rushed and full of problems, new documents reveal (Stat News)\nPrior authorization denials vary widely among insurers, first-of-its-kind data shows (Healthcare Dive)\nUnitedHealthcare cuts prior authorization from 1,700 codes (Healthcare Dive)\nTREND REPORT: The Current Prior Authorization Landscape (Health Affairs Insider)\nPR STUNT: UnitedHealth’s Big Prior Authorization Cut (Health Care Un-covered)\nSign up for Health Affairs' free newsletter to catch up on our new articles, podcasts, and events.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1yTEmrg3NcfwPvygDcOosqdCKJnotdzHk5P0Oq8y-us/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE2NjA3LzE2MDY4/MzkyNjUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}