The National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR) contracted with the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) between 2009 and 2013 to conduct health policy research and analyses to improve the organization, financing and delivery of health care in the United States. HSC ceased operations on Dec. 31, 2013, after merging with Mathematica Policy Research, which assumed the HSC contract to complete NIHCR projects. Beginning in 2014, NIHCR has contracted with Altarum Institute’s Center for Sustainable Health Spending and others, with a focus on research to improve health in Detroit.

Impacts of Prior Authorization on Health Care Costs and Quality

November 2019

Ani Turner, George Miller and Samantha Clark

This brief summarizes the use of prior authorization policies for coverage of health care goods and services and reviews the evidence on cost and quality impacts of these policies.

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Impacts of Prior Authorization on Health Care Costs and Quality