In this episode:
- What is prior authorization and how does the process work in the real-world.
- Startling results of a recent American Medical Association physician survey highlighting the negative impact of prior authorization on patient care:
- 94% of physicians report that prior authorization delayed access to necessary care for patients;
- 89% report prior authorization had a negative impact on patient outcomes – sometimes even leading to death.
- Effects of additional administrative burden prior authorization places on caregivers and hospitals.
- Efforts to pushback against insurers and stop the harmful overuse of the prior authorization process.
- Impact of new CMS rules aimed at reforming prior authorization and what it could mean for patients.
Guest:
Todd Askew, Senior Vice President of the Advocacy Group for the American Medical Association
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