Prior Authorization

What is prior authorization? American Medical Association president, Jack Resneck Jr., MD, explains how this tactic, used by insurance companies to control costs, can make it difficult for patients to get the tests, prescriptions, and treatments they need.

The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™ series provides physicians with a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines. Read more: https://ama-assn.org/wish

0:00 Introduction
0:30 Insurance Companies Want to Spend Less
0:50 Prior Authorization Complicates Decision Making
1:16 Fighting Rejections Is Time Consuming
1:38 Prior Authorization Barriers Are Harmful
2:18 Previously Covered Services May Change
2:56 Efforts to Fix Prior Authorization Are Underway
3:22 Share Your Stories: https://fixpriorauth.org

AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://www.ama-assn.org/amaone/ama-r...

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