CMS Finalizes Payer Requirements to Streamline Prior Authorization
- CMS has finalized requirements for payers to streamline the prior authorization process and improve the electronic exchange of health information to help limit patient care disruptions. The CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule includes policies for Medicare Advantage organizations, Medicaid and the Children’s Health...
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