US Health Care System Prioritizes Audits
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- Insurance often demands prior authorization days after a prescription is sent, delaying medication pickup.
- Hospitals review patient charts months after discharge, potentially uncovering documentation issues.
- Regulators examine records years after care, assessing compliance with rules.
Why it matters: Patients lose timely access to medications and specialist visits, while insurers and hospitals gain leverage over billing; the system adds weeks of delay, inflating administrative overhead and increasing overall health‑care costs.
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