Better Medicare Alliance Statement on HHS-OIG Prior Authorization Report

WASHINGTON —Better Medicare Alliance (BMA) issued the following statement today from Mary Beth Donahue, President and CEO of Better Medicare Alliance, on the HHS Office of Inspector General report on prior authorization in Medicare Advantage:

“This report reflects data from 2024. Since then, health plans have voluntarily eliminated roughly 6.5 million prior authorizations across markets — including more than 15 percent in Medicare Advantage. Prior authorization is an important tool for safe, appropriate, and affordable care. We remain committed to working with policymakers to continue improving prior authorization, so decisions are faster, easier, and more accurate for more than 35 million Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.” 

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