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Aetna will no longer require prior authorization for most patients seeking cataract surgery.
The insurer reversed the year-old policy for its 24.5 million members except Medicare Advantage enrollees in Georgia and Florida. The change took effect Friday, and came after the insurer reviewed a year’s worth of data on the surgeries, an Aetna spokesperson wrote in an email.
The policy reversal comes as federal attention to improper use of prior…
