GAO calls on CMS to continue prior authorization experiments

Modern Healthcare: The CMS hasn't moved to continue prior authorization experiments even though they could save Medicare billions of dollars, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Under the experiments, the CMS only pays for some items and services after providers and medical product suppliers have shown they complied with coverage and payment rules. The CMS uses prior authorization in Medicare for non-emergency ambulance rides, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, home health services and power wheelchairs.

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