Becker's Healthcare February 14, 2025
Francesca Mathewes

Rep. Jeff Van Drew has introduced a bill that would ban prior authorization across health plans.

Here are three things to know about the bill:

1. The bill, titled the Doctors Know Best Act, was proposed in early January. It would prohibit any group health plans, insurance providers and federal healthcare programs from utilizing prior authorization requirements, medical necessity reviews or similar methods of controlling care delivery.

2. If approved, the bill...

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