Medical Economics January 25, 2023
New rules have open comment periods now.
Medicare leaders say they’re serious about examining – and speeding up – the prior authorization process for patient treatment.
The issue was part of the 2022 recap and 2023 look ahead in the quarterly stakeholder conference call of Jan. 24 led by Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
CMS announced the proposed rule changes in December and there is an open comment period that runs into March.
Brooks-LaSure referred to a stakeholder listening session earlier this month and heard about what a difference the new rules could make in the prior authorization process.
“And our goal is really to make sure that people have access to...
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