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Topher Spiro

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Senior Fellow @amprog. Former White House Office of Management and Budget. Adjunct Professor of Law. Opinions my own.
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Insurers shouldn’t make healthcare decisions: There’s a better way

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By Topher Spiro
| The Hill Verified
Opinion>Opinions - Healthcare The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill by Miranda Yaver and Topher Spiro, opinion contributors - 05/14/26 11:30 AM ET Link copied by Miranda Yaver and Topher Spiro, opinion contributors - 05/14/26 11:30 AM ET Link copied Medical doctor Anuradha Paranjape sees a patient at Denver Health in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
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Opinion - Insurers shouldn’t make healthcare decisions: There’s a better way

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By Topher Spiro
| Yahoo Verified
All too often in America, patients discover they cannot obtain a prescribed medication or schedule a prescribed test because of two words: prior authorization. Doctors may recommend a treatment, but insurance companies often must approve the treatment in advance. Prior authorization today is a far cry from its limited origins, when private insurers used it to scrutinize the necessity of hospital admissions.
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A Patients’ Bill of Rights To Lower Health Care Costs

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By Topher Spiro, Neera Tanden, Natasha Murphy
| Center for American Progress
Issues [1] Part of a Series In this article In a photo illustration, prescription drugs are seen next to a pill bottle, July 2024, in New York City.
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