What’s Next for Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage

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On September 18, 2025, Georgetown’s Medicare Policy Initiative hosted a briefing titled What’s Next for Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C.  

Speakers included: 

  • Rodrigo Cerdá, M.D., MPH, Senior Vice President, Health Services, and Chief Medical Officer, Independence Blue Cross 
  • Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, PhD, Associate Director, Program on Medicare Policy, KFF 
  • Carrie Graham, PhD, MGS, Research Professor and Executive Director, Medicare Policy Initiative (Moderator) 
  • Neil Patil, MPP, Senior Research Fellow and Policy Director, Medicare Policy Initiative 
  • Namrata Uberoi, PhD, MPH, Director, Health Policy, West Health 

View the slides from the event here

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