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Oregon House passes prior‑authorization reforms to speed health care decisions and require electronic interface
Summary
House Bill 31 34 requires insurers to report prior‑authorization data, bars prior authorization for certain procedures discovered during surgery, and mandates use of a standardized prior‑authorization API; the House passed the measure unanimously in final reading.
The Oregon House passed House Bill 31 34, a package of changes intended to streamline prior authorization for health care. The bill requires insurers to publish annual prior‑authorization data for review by the Department of Consumer and Business Services, prohibits post‑operative denials in certain circumstances, and requires insurers to implement a standardized prior‑authorization application programming interface (API).
Sponsor Representative Nous told colleagues the bill “does 3 things” to improve prior authorization: require public…
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