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When prior authorization blocks lifesaving treatments

About 100 bills nationwide target this payer cost-control process that delays patient care. The AMA is fighting to fix prior authorization.

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Fighting for Physicians
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AI in health insurance claims, why prior authorization is so difficult and how AMA fights to fix it [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about key takeaways from the AMA's recent prior auth survey and more.

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AMA Update Podcast
AMA Update for April 4, 2025: AI in health insurance claims, why prior authorization is so difficult and how AMA fights to fix it
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AI in health insurance claims, why prior authorization is so difficult and how AMA fights to fix it

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about key takeaways from the AMA's recent prior auth survey and more.

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AMA Update
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April 4, 2025: National Advocacy Update

Legislation introduced to reform how prior authorization requests are evaluated and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of March 24, 2025

In the news: Measles outbreak update, states take action on prior authorization, telemedicine prescribing rule delayed, murine typhus may make a comeback and more.

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It is time to make prior authorization reform a reality

Reducing the prior authorization burden that harms patients and frustrates physicians is an area of bipartisan agreement that Congress should tackle now.

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Leadership Viewpoints
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Geisinger is taking sting out of prior authorization for doctors

A centralized pharmacy team now handles all requests, saving Geisinger clinics up to fours a week and boosting payer approval rates by 30%.

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Health System Spotlight
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How AI is leading to more prior authorization denials

Over 60% of doctors say unregulated AI tools systematically deny patients coverage for necessary care. The AMA is fighting to fix prior authorization.

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Fighting for Physicians
AMA in Action: Fixing prior authorization
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Advocacy in action: Fixing prior authorization

Download PDFs of reports, model legislation or a state law chart. Prior authorization is a health plan cost-control process that delays patients’ access to care. Learn how the AMA is tackling prior authorization.

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