Require Payers to Share Prior Authorization Cost Burden

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.

Fiscal Note: $1,000 or more for costs related to the reaffirmation of MSMS or AMA policy.

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