Traditional Medicare plan holders have typically not had to wait for prior authorization before receiving medical treatment. CMS recently announced a new program to test prior authorization requirements for certain services in six states to root out fraud, waste and abuse. Jeffrey Marr highlights what’s needed to set up a well-functioning prior authorization system.
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Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research
Jeffrey Marr Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice
Biography
Dr. Marr is an Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health. Professor Marr is a health economist who studies health care markets using quasi-experimental methods and administrative data. His research focuses on private health insurance and the Medicare program. He received his PhD in health economics and policy from Johns Hopkins University.