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Whose idea was prior authorization, and what is their home address? (hexbear.net)

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I owe them a painful, chronic condition.

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[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

“These care delays aren't just inconveniences, they aren’t annoyances,” Heather McComas, PharmD, director of the AMA’s administrative simplification initiatives, said during the webinar.

“Our physicians are saying that prior-authorization care delays actually hurt patients: 80% of physicians reported that prior authorization can lead to patients completely abandoning a prescribed or ordered course of care,” McComas said. “Most alarming, one-third of physicians reported that prior authorization has led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care. And a serious adverse event is something like hospitalization, permanent impairment or even death.”

https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/once-just-burden-prior-authorization-has-become-nightmare