Nation’s Ophthalmologists Urge Congress to Protect Patients From Health Insurer Policy Disrupting Medically Necessary Care Across the Country
The most recent and egregious example of this problem is a new policy implemented by
Cataract surgery is one of the most effective and common procedures performed in all of medicine with some 4 million American choosing to have cataract surgery each year and an overall success rate of 97 percent or higher. And yet
When prior authorization policies began to take hold about 20 years ago, it was intended to focus on specific new drugs and diagnostic tests. But over the years, the practice has expanded to common procedures and surgeries, ensnarling physicians and patients in red tape, delaying care and putting patient's health in peril. It's not even clear that insurance companies save money in the long run because after all the delays and hassle, most of these surgeries are approved anyway.
A survey by the
The Academy and ASCRS are asking members of
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