Prior Authorizations For Everybody!
About this video
Jimothy’s boss wants to require prior authorization for every cataract surgery to delay care and hold onto premiums, and Flanary frames the idea as practicing medicine without a license for profit. Jimothy warns of the enormous volume of cataract procedures and the burden on patients and eye doctors, then points out that delaying an older patient’s surgery could cause a fall and a hip fracture. The boss character’s response is to add prior authorization for hip surgery too.
Key takeaways
- The sketch argues prior authorization for cataract surgery is motivated in his portrayal by delay and profit
- Flanary has Jimothy warn that vision loss from delay can lead to falls and costlier injuries
- His point is that each denial rationale generates another authorization requirement in the sketch
Episode details: published April 25, 2022 · 503.6K views · 1:52 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Everything described is Dr. Glaucomflecken’s (Will Flanary, MD) satire and commentary on the US medical system, attributed to him as satire — his sketches are comedy, not documentation, and this is not medical advice.
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