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Making payers’ prior authorization data easier to access, understand

The AMA pointed out that health plans made info very hard to find. CMS spells out how health plans should meet transparency requirements. 

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Sept. 25, 2026: National Advocacy Update

Proposed Medicaid provider tax rule would place overly broad restrictions on state tax policies, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Delays in reforming Medicare, prior auth harm patients

Patients need Congress to work across party lines to fix Medicare payment and prior authorization so physicians can provide timely, accessible care.

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Aug. 21, 2026: National Advocacy Update

CMS updates prior authorization transparency guidance, AMA responds to NIH request for information on biomedical research and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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On prior auth, CMS responds to AMA concerns

Updated CMS guidelines promise greater transparency for patients.

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OIG reports blast prior authorization use in Medicare Advantage

In some cases, denials were overturned 95% of the time. OIG calls for more scrutiny as reports indicate patients are wrongly denied necessary care.

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Prior authorization reform is on the march. Next stop: House floor

House Energy and Commerce Committee advances legislation to reform prior authorization and reduce barriers to care.

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July 17, 2026: National Advocacy Update

New AMA initiative launched to improve electronic prior authorization, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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With bipartisan support, panel eyes end of abusive prior authorization

The House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill to limit health plans’ unnecessary delays to needed care.

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