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Senate committee votes to form working group to study prior-authorization effects on timely care
Summary
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services voted to pass SCR10 SR6 with amendments to create a working group charged with recommending reforms to prior-authorization practices that affect timely delivery of health care.
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services voted to pass SCR10 SR6 with amendments to create a working group that will study how prior-authorization requirements affect timely delivery of health care, the committee chair said during the committee meeting.
Jack Lewin, administrator of the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPTA), told the committee, "We believe that this resolution, the intent is a good one." Lewin said House Bill 250 already contains a reporting mechanism and appointment process he believes would better document prior-authorization practices and produce actionable…
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