Today is the first day that prior authorization is required for Medicare beneficiaries to undergo specific surgeries. Here are the 10 things you need to know about the program.
We are two weeks away from the start of the Medicare prior authorization program, and as of June 17, the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) were required to start accepting requests.
Despite a push by healthcare organizations in recent years to automate the prior authorization process, it is still primarily manual, prolonging the significant financial and administrative burdens absorbed by providers, patients and health plans.
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