Year: 2019
Resolution Number: 38
Action Taken: Reaffirmed
Status: Complete
Author(s): Anup Lal, MD
Sponsor: Anup Lal, MD
On behalf of: St. Clair County Delegation
Committee: Reaffirmation Calendar
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS actively support insurers paying physicians fair compensation for work associated with prior authorizations, including pre-certifications and prior notifications, that reflects the actual time expended by physicians to comply with insurer requirements; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask our AMA to actively support insurers paying physicians fair compensation for work associated with prior authorizations, including pre-certifications and prior notifications, that reflects the actual time expended by physicians to comply with insurer requirements.
RESOLVED: That MSMS actively support insurers paying physicians fair compensation for work associated with prior authorizations, including pre-certifications and prior notifications, that reflects the actual time expended by physicians to comply with insurer requirements; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask our AMA to actively support insurers paying physicians fair compensation for work associated with prior authorizations, including pre-certifications and prior notifications, that reflects the actual time expended by physicians to comply with insurer requirements.
Fiscal Note: $1,000 or more for costs related to the reaffirmation of MSMS or AMA policy.
Resolution: View PDF for Require Payers to Share Prior Authorization Cost Burden