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Find Flexibility in Delegating Prior Authorizations

Published on Tue Jun 18, 2024

Question: If a patient’s prescribed medication needs a prior authorization from their insurance, can the pharmacy do that or does it have to be from the prescribing physician’s office? Texas Subscriber Answer: Prior authorizations for medications have to be sought by the physician’s office — but not necessarily by the physician. Melissa Kirshner, MPH, CPC, CPCO, CDEO, CRC, CFPC, CPMA, COBGC, CEMC, [...]
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