AHA special edition podcast on prior authorization and health care costs

AHA today released the special edition podcast “How Prior Authorizations Can Harm Patient Care,” addressing how some health plan prior authorization policies delay or deter necessary patient care, potentially putting patients’ lives at risk. AHA’s Terrence Cunningham, director of administrative simplification policy, and Andrea Preisler, senior associate director of administrative simplification policy, address the overuse and misuse of prior authorization and its harmful impact on patients and the field. LISTEN NOW
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