5 numbers on prior authorization in 2024

Here are five numbers for ASC leaders and physicians to know about prior authorization in 2024:

61% — The percentage of physicians who said that patients frequently abandon a recommended treatment due to prior authorizations in Medscape's "They're Awful and Impede Patient Care: Medscape Physicians and Prior Authorization Report 2024." 

77% — The percentage of physicians who said that payer policy changes are happening more frequently, according to Experian Health's "2024 State of Claims" survey

85% — The percentage of physicians who do not see payer-appointed claims reviewers as "peers," according to a recent survey by the American Medical association. 

51% — The percentage of physicians who support uniform prior authorization procedures among payers as a future reform to prior authorization, according to the Medscape survey. 

46 million — The number of prior authorization requests that were submitted to Medicare Advantage insurers on behalf of program enrollees in 2022, according to an August 2024 report by KFF.

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