Comment Letter

Neurosurgery-Led Coalition Comments on Prior Auth Rules

  • Reimbursement and Practice Management

Filed Electronically

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
CMS Administrator
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington DC

Re: Medicare Program; Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D Overpayment Provisions of the Affordable Care Act and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly; Health Information Technology Standards and Implementation Specifications (“2024 MA Proposed Rule” or “Proposed Rule”)

Dear Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure:

The undersigned members of the Regulatory Relief Coalition (RRC), representing thousands of physicians throughout the United States, write to thank you for the comprehensive prior authorization (PA) requirements in the contract year (CY) 2024 MA and Part D Proposed Rule. The RRC is a group of national physician specialty organizations advocating for regulatory burden reduction to ensure that utilization review policies are not a barrier to timely and equitable access to care for the patients we serve.

Click here to read the full Neurosurgery-Led Coalition Comments on Prior Auth Rules.