California prior authorization bill advances

A California bill aiming to reform the prior authorization process has advanced out of the Assembly health committee, according to the California Medical Association.

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The proposed legislation would institute a one-year gold-card exemption program from prior authorization requirements for physicians who have at least a 90 percent prior authorization approval rate, according to a July 12 article posted on CMA’s website. The bill would also allow physicians to have their denial appeals reviewed by a licensed health professional of the same or similar speciality. 

The legislation is sponsored by the CMA and is part of its 2023 priority bill package.  

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