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News | Kaiser Family Foundation

KFF Health Tracking Poll: Prior Authorizations Rank as Public Authorizations Biggest Burden When Getting Health Care

A new KFF analysis found that health insurance is the biggest problem for insured adults and found that prior authorizations – or the process of having to get insurance approval before accessing certain tests, treatments, or medications – are having an outsized impact on insured adults. In fact, seven in ten insured adults find the prior authorization process burdensome.

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News | Medscape

Cancer Doesn't 'Wait': How Prior Authorization Harms Care

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A 21-year-old with a rare cancer had to wait for prior authorization approval for proton therapy, and as a result, she faced several complications, needing a tracheostomy and feeding tube. 

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Resource | AMA

2025 AMA Prior Authorization Physician Survey

To assess the ongoing impact the prior authorization process has on patients, physicians, employers and overall health care spending, the AMA annually conducts a nationwide survey of 1,000 practicing physicians from a wide range of practice settings.

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News | Un-covered

One Patient’s Pain and UnitedHealth Group’s Payday

It was another big quarter for UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest health insurer. On October 14, the company announced an eye-popping, Wall Street-pleasing $5.7 billion in profits between June 1 and September 30. The earnings were so unexpectedly positive that investors rushed to buy more shares, pushing the share price to an all-time high.

Resource | AMA

Video: Prior Authorization is a Nightmare

Hear firsthand from physicians how prior authorization burdens practices and interferes with patient care and learn what the AMA is doing to fix prior authorization.

Resource | AMA

Video: Prior Authorization Hurts Patients

Patients and physicians share personal stories about how prior authorization can delay care and lead to negative health outcomes. Learn why it’s important for everyone to become educated on this issue and take action on prior authorization reform.