Prior authorization delays care and treatment for Colorado patients. It’s time for a change. Because health can’t wait.

How does prior authorization impact your care?

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Patient visits a health care provider to seek treatment.

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Health care provider and patient form plan, including medicine or treatment.

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Insurance companies use “prior authorization” to prevent patients from immediately accessing the treatment they need.

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Patients and providers navigate “prior authorization” red tape to gain access.

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Patients’ health deteriorates and conditions worsen before insurers finally get out of the way.

The Prior Authorization Crisis by the Numbers

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94% report that prior authorization delays patient care.

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80% report that prior authorization can lead to treatment abandonment.

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33% report that prior authorization has led to a serious adverse event for a patient including hospitalization and death.

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64% of physicians report that prior authorization has led to ineffective initial treatments (i.e., step therapy).

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62% of physicians report that prior authorization has led to additional office visits.

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46% of physicians report that prior authorization has led to immediate care and/or ER visits.

Source: 2022 American Medical Association prior authorization physician survey