Moving Prior Authorization into the 21st Century
by CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz
A common practice imposed by health insurers on patients and providers is their intrepid need to second-guess clinician treatment decisions by requiring prior authorizations before paying a claim. The current prior authorization process creates unnecessary delays for patients, burdens health care providers with excessive paperwork, and erodes trust between payers and health care providers, even though all share the same goal: delivering high-quality patient care.
It is way past time to axe the fax, kill the clipboard, and put patients over paperwork.
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