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Accelerating the Prior Authorization Process: How a 2-Day Rule Can Optimize Efficient Care
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with April Todd, senior vice president, CORE and Explorations for CAQH. We discuss CAQH CORE’s recent approval of a 2-day rule for health plans in requesting additional supporting information from providers and making final determinations on prior authorization requests.
Prior authorizations play a key role in checking on the safety and appropriateness of medical treatments among patients, but when they take too long, efficiency of care suffers.
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with April Todd, senior vice president, CORE and Explorations for CAQH, on CAQH CORE’s recent approval of a 2-day rule for health plans in requesting additional supporting information from providers and making final determinations on prior authorization requests. CAQH CORE is a multi-stakeholder collaboration aimed at creating healthcare operating rules for electronic administrative transactions and establishing a common foundation for the operational components of value-based payment.
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Employers Shift to Equity-Focused Strategies as Health Costs Outpace Wages
October 31st 2024As health care costs escalate, a new survey reveals that 74% of employers are grappling with the impact on employee wages and benefits, with many anticipating further cost-shifting to their workforce.
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Exploring Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care Prior Authorization Decisions
October 24th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the October 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that explored prior authorization decisions in cancer care by race and ethnicity for commercially insured patients.
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