“Following the news that Pennsylvania will remove prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid-use disorder, the president of the American Medical Association (AMA) called on payers in every state to do the same.
“Payers across the nation commonly impose prior-authorization requirements that patients and physicians must meet before medications are available for treatment,” said Barbara McAneny, AMA president, in a statement. “When patients seek help, it is unconscionable to make them wait days or weeks for the right treatment.”
Read more at: https://www.pharmacist.com/article/ama-calls-states-remove-prior-authorization-opioid-treatment
Source: Pharmacist.com – January 7, 2019
