American Medical Association (AMA) : AHIP Offers Tone-Deaf Response To Cyberattack

“It is dumbfounding that following weeks of silence and a lack of assistance to struggling practices in the wake of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, AHIP’s response is a “business as usual” approach to prior authorization. This approach is particularly galling since service outages have exacerbated the administrative burdens and care delays already associated with this process. Prioritizing profits over the stability and solvency of our care delivery system starkly contrasts with the Biden Administration’s appeal to health plans to “meet the moment.”' 

Editor’s note: The New York Times release a video today explaining how prior authorization is used to deny necessary care