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Why Prior Authorization Still Takes So Long, Even After Reform Pledges

A year after roughly 60 insurers pledged to streamline prior authorization, a new AMA physician survey shows the process is still slow, still denied often, and still eroding trust.

Health  · 16 Jul 2026, 08:14  · Sara Lindqvist