CARE DENIED: How Prior Authorization Is Harming Patient Care and Contributing to Physician Burnout
Join the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) for an eye-opening briefing at the Russell Senate Office Building (Room 325, Kennedy Caucus Room) on Tuesday, June 3.
Learn how prior authorization for diagnostic tests and other healthcare services is harming patients and how enhanced insurer transparency and other reforms can help ensure patient care is prioritized over insurers’ profits.
This in-person event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be served at 11:45 AM ET. The program will begin at 12:00 PM ET.
A KFF analysis of Medicare Advantage data found insurers fully or partially denied 3.2 million prior authorization requests, or 6.4% of the nearly 50 million determinations made in 2023. Most appeals partially or fully overturned the initial decision. Without guardrails, prior authorization creates hassles for physicians, delays for patients, and, in some instances, denials of medically necessary services.
As reported by the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, the use of automation and predictive technologies is making it easier for insurers to increase the volume of prior authorizations.
Dr. Panithaya Chareonthaitawee
Mayo Clinic, ASNC President
Dr. Lawrence Phillips
NYU Langone Health, ASNC Immediate Past President
Dr. David Winchester
University of Florida
Dr. Friederike Keating
University of Vermont Medical Center
Ryan McDonald
U.S Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Neil Patil
Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reform
Patrick Rucker
Capitol Forum Senior Correspondent
Location
Address
2 Constitution Avenue Northeast Room 325 (Kennedy Caucus Room)
Washington, DC ,
Event Format
Live In-Person Meeting
Event Category
Meeting/Conference
