Hold times, delayed approvals and denials on authorized care dominated member feedback to MGMA's government affairs team.
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The 10 federal policy changes that will hit medical practices hardest in 2027
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Medicaid work requirements, new remote monitoring rules and an electronic prior authorization deadline all land Jan. 1, and that's only part of what MGMA told practice leaders to watch.
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Medicaid work requirements and a deadline for payers' electronic prior authorization systems arrive Jan. 1, 2027. If the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalizes its proposal, so do new limits on who can perform remote monitoring.
Government affairs staff from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) laid out those changes and more at the
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