MedPage Today June 21, 2024
Joyce Frieden

— “We believe the bill is poised for adoption this year,” said one expert

Medical groups are optimistic that a recently reintroduced bill to rein in prior authorization has a better chance of passage now than it did last time around.

“We believe the bill is poised for adoption this year,” Katie Orrico, JD, CEO of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, said in an email to MedPage Today. “While the Senate did not officially move the legislation in the 117th Congress last year, 61 senators signed a letter to HHS and CMS [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] urging the agency to finalize its prior auth rules. This, coupled with passage by the House, signifies strong support for the...

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