1. Seventy-nine percent of medical groups said that payer prior authorization requirements increased in the last year, according to a March poll conducted by the Medical Group Management Association.
2. Eighty-two percent of group practice executives say prior authorization is very or extremely burdensome, according to MGMA’s “Annual Regulatory Burden Report.”
3. Thirty-four percent of physicians reported that delays in processing a prior authorization led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care, according to a February survey from the American Medical Association.
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