Becker's Healthcare March 31, 2023
Beginning this summer, UnitedHealthcare said it plans to eliminate 20 percent of its current prior authorizations and implement a national gold-card program. From medical groups to lawmakers who sponsored Medicare Advantage prior authorization reform legislation, here are five reactions to UnitedHealthcare’s announcement:
Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length.
Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash.:
The news that UnitedHealthcare and other private Medicare Advantage plans are finally reducing burdensome paperwork that is a regular barrier to seniors receiving the care they deserve is a step in the right direction. But seniors and their families shouldn’t be beholden to corporate goodwill. These changes should have been instituted long ago. The rules should be the same across Medicare Advantage...
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