Physician groups praise panel passage bill to end prior authorization

Leading state and national physician groups applauded a Kentucky House committee for advancing a bill today to make it easier for people with an addiction to opioids to receive treatment.

The Kentucky Medical Association (KMA), Kentucky Society of Addiction Medicine (KYSAM), American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) urged swift passage of the bill by the full House following passage by the Health and Family Services Committee. State Rep. Kim Moser sponsored the bill (HB 121).  

The bill would prohibit insurers in Kentucky from requiring prior authorization for prescription drugs used to treat opioid use disorder. Prior authorization requirements often delay access to medication assisted treatment (MAT), the evidence-based treatment used to treat opioid use disorder.