Health insurers again win lobbying battle with doctors, hospitals over ‘prior authorization’ of treatments
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to exempt health-care providers who have 90% or more of their claims…
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Opinion – Reform ‘prior authorization’ and improve the health of Kentuckians, medical group says
It’s a situation all of us will find ourselves in at some point. You’re sick, or get diagnosed with a…
KMA: Ten second or less — health insurers use prior authorizations to delay, deny care; reform is needed
By Patrick Padgett Executive Vice President Kentucky Medical Association Count to ten. That’s how long at least one health…
Kentucky Medical Association calls for passage of bill to reform prior authorization process
Physicians from across the Commonwealth gathered Wednesday in Frankfort to call for the passage of House Bill 134, sponsored by…
Will your insurance cover it? If you are sick and need care, you shouldn’t have to wait for an answer
By Monalisa Tailor, M.D. and Rep. Kim Moser When you’re trying to manage a health condition and your physician has…
Commentary: Time for change, put patients first with prior authorization reform for faster treatment
By Sen. Ralph Alvarado and Rep. Kimberly Moser Imagine you are a cancer patient and your physician prescribes a…