by Amish Dave, MD, MPH – Vice President, KCMS Rheumatologist, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health How Physician Advocacy is Shaping Reform Initially intended by insurance companies and pharmacy benefit managers as a utilization management tool to reduce the inappropriate use of medications and procedures, prior authorization (PA) has morphed over the last two decades into a [...]

by Mark Levy, MD As a recent retiree and of a certain age, I have had an opportunity to view the practice of medicine from “the other side of the table”(or screen), both myself as a consumer and as an advocate for friends and family members. I have seen a system full of well-intentioned healthcare [...]