From the AMA:
Minnesota enacted strong prior authorization legislation in 2020 to shorten response timelines, ensure physicians are involved in decision-making, and increase transparency. Minnesota law had already included language saying that prior authorization could not be required for emergency services.
But folks at the Minnesota Medical Association were hearing that prior authorization was still getting worse for the state’s patients and physicians, with prior authorization required for a growing number of procedures and the requirements themselves becoming increasingly complex. Emergency medicine was an area where state law already prohibited prior authorization.
“We took a look at that statute and we said: OK, what else do we want to add to that? We focused on those services where when there is any kind of a delay there is a problem,” said Dave Renner, director of advocacy at the Minnesota Medical Association. “It’s a different approach to say: Let’s try to start reducing how often prior auth is being used.”
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