Jeremy Friese, Author at MedCity News Healthcare technology news, life science current events Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:40:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 ‘Prior Authorization’ Has Become a Dirty Word in Healthcare, But it Might Be Medicare’s Smartest Path Forward https://medcitynews.com/2026/04/prior-authorization-has-become-a-dirty-word-in-healthcare-but-it-might-be-medicares-smartest-path-forward/ https://medcitynews.com/2026/04/prior-authorization-has-become-a-dirty-word-in-healthcare-but-it-might-be-medicares-smartest-path-forward/#respond Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:59:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=146606 prior authorization request

Since its inception, AI in prior auth has only been at work in the commercial healthcare marketplace. Now new innovative approaches that reframe prior auth as a resource instead of a roadblock have come to Medicare via the WISeR model.

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A Four-Part Roadmap for Responsible Prior Authorization https://medcitynews.com/2025/05/a-four-part-roadmap-for-responsible-prior-authorization/ https://medcitynews.com/2025/05/a-four-part-roadmap-for-responsible-prior-authorization/#respond Wed, 21 May 2025 13:13:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=136590

The tools exist today to significantly reduce PA’s burden on our healthcare system, we just need to mobilize and implement them. 

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