STAT+: HHS adviser hopes prior authorization reform happens in \u2018double-digit months,\u2019 not years
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WASHINGTON \u2014 A top U.S. health official told a room full of doctors on Wednesday that he hopes the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to whittle down the insurance industry\u2019s use of prior authorizations will produce results \u201cin double-digit months\u201d instead of years, calling on his audience to also put pressure on their technology vendors to standardize the process.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere should be no human working on prior authorization, period,\u201d Chris Klomp, director of the Center for Medicare, said. \u201cWe have the technology to effectuate appropriate clinical care based on your judgment, your decisions, very, very quickly, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re driving for.\u201d<\/p>\n
Klomp, who now also serves as a senior counselor<\/a> at the Department of Health and Human Services, overseeing the department\u2019s day-to-day operations, made his comments at the American Medical Association\u2019s national advocacy conference in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n Continue to STAT+ to read the full story\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n