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Insurer inaction on prior authorization reform requires federal response

After years of inaction by the health insurance industry, prior authorization may only be fixed through federal intervention.

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AMA guide sorts though complexity of COVID-19 prior auth policies

Commercial insurance plans easing their prior authorization policies is a welcome response to COVID-19, but these changes can contain wide variations.

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Fight to fix prior auth makes headway in Washington

Physicians have found strong allies in the effort to reform prior authorization: nearly 200 members of Congress and the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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5 changes to fix prior authorization that are well overdue

Unconstrained expansion of prior authorization requirements has created an exhausting burden for patients and doctors. Learn more with the AMA about the way forward.

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Feb. 28, 2020: State Advocacy Update

Warning on naloxone in CO, prior authorization in ME and more in AMA's latest state advocacy efforts.

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Feb. 14, 2020: Advocacy spotlight on Physicians are "making waves for the purpose of change"

Physicians are "making waves for the purpose of change." Find out how AMA weighs in on prior authorization and surprise billing.

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Removing prior authorization for MAT results in more patient care

Learn how Maryland has changed the law to help patients with opioid-use disorder get the evidence-based care they need.

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Prior authorization needs fixing. How it’s happening in the states.

Physician lawmakers reveal strategies to adopt prior-authorization reform. Learn more about AMA’s work with state medical societies to fix the problem.

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Prior authorization of nonopioid pain care prolongs patient suffering

A 10-day trial yields instant pain relief for a patient, but it takes several months to obtain an insurer’s OK for the treatment.

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