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Our updated explainer provides an overview of comprehensive managed care, the most common way states deliver Medicaid services to enrollees.
In his latest column, President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman asks if prior authorization review could be eliminated entirely, discussing how it might be done and the tradeoffs.
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