California bills aim to cut red tape around health care access

California bills aim to cut red tape around health care access

Supporters of the bill package say it aims to address prior authorization—which essentially requires doctors to get approval from a health plan before they can care for patients.

Prior authorizations: Technology is changing everything

Prior authorizations are a major pain point for physicians, but technology may be able to help.

A Physician’s Take: Prior Authorization May Be Worth Saving

By Dr. Alexander Choi After two decades as a physician, a local elected official, the board chairman of a large private practice physician organization, and now a patient fighting cancer, I’ve seen our healthcare system from every angle — I know what works, and what needs fixing. That’s why I’m speaking up now because some of the conversation around prior authorization (PA) at the Statehouse is missing the point. Prior authorization often gets a…

Prior authorization reform: A missed opportunity for Kentucky patients and physicians

Written by Evelyn Montgomery Jones, M.D., President, Kentucky Medical Association We live in a complicated world and try to find ways to simplify it. During this past legislative session, key legislation that would have helped ease the burden of obtaining needed health care stalled and did not pass. While not unusual given the amount of legislation taken up every year, this legislation had virtually no opposition and would have helped every Kent…

Prior authorizations: Technology is changing everything – RamaOnHealthcare

Prior authorizations are a major pain point for physicians, but technology may be able to help.Prior authorizations are one of the biggest administrative