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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule will help reduce the inefficiencies and burdens that prior authorization places on patients and providers. Requiring the use of open FHIR-based application programming interfaces (APIs) and other interoperability standards, as well as increased data sharing between payors and providers, will streamline what is now a manual, burdensome and costly process that can lead to delayed care and patient harm. We urge the Biden Administration to continue and build on this work.
We are disappointed, however, that the proposed rule does not place these requirements on Medicare Advantage plans and urge Congress to close this key gap by passing the bipartisan Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (H.R. 3107).
Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC) is a leading healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of more than 4,350 U.S. hospitals and health systems and approximately 300,000 other providers to transform healthcare. With integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, consulting and other services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost. Premier plays a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, collaborating with members to co-develop long-term innovations that reinvent and improve the way care is delivered to patients nationwide. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier is passionate about transforming American healthcare. Please visit Premier’s news and investor sites on www.premierinc.com; as well as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and Premier’s blog for more information about the company.
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