Why do prior authorizations take so long? Is prior authorization required for emergency services? Why would insurance deny a medication? Melissa Garretson, MD, a pediatric emergency physician at Cook Children’s Health Care System and a member of the AMA Board of Trustees, discusses how to talk to patients about prior authorization, why prior auth takes so long, and how the AMA is fighting to fix prior authorization. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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