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Payer Scorecard 2026: Practices cite low pay, denials and prior auth surge
Author(s)Keith A. Reynolds
Fact checked by: Chris Mazzolini, Cheney Gazzam Baltz
The 2026 Payer Scorecard shows practices face low reimbursement and soaring prior auth and denials, while payer service lags, squeezing revenue cycles.
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Physician practices are juggling more payers, more prior authorizations and stubbornly low satisfaction with the basics of doing business with insurers, according to the 2026 Physicians Practice Payer Scorecard.
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