Lawmakers To AMA: Sequestration, Prior Auth Bills To Come After COVID-19 Relief

Lawmakers told the nation’s top physician lobby group they will consider extending the Medicare sequestration moratorium, easing prior authorization requirements and tackling other health care priorities like telehealth and graduate medical slots after Congress passes the pandemic relief package. Speaking at the American Medical Association’s National Advocacy Conference Wednesday (Feb. 24), the lawmakers said the relief bill, expected to pass the House this week, will help physicians make it through the rest of the pandemic, but they also expressed regrets...