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Payer Consolidation, AI Arms Races, and the Future of Prior Authorization with Jakob Emerson

Payer Consolidation, AI Arms Races, and the Future of Prior Authorization with Jakob Emerson

Update: 2025-12-19
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In this episode, Jakob Emerson, Associate News Director, Becker’s Healthcare, discusses consolidation across the Blue Cross Blue Shield system, rising friction between payers and providers over coding and denials, and how AI and upcoming CMS prior authorization rules are reshaping the payer landscape.

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Payer Consolidation, AI Arms Races, and the Future of Prior Authorization with Jakob Emerson

Payer Consolidation, AI Arms Races, and the Future of Prior Authorization with Jakob Emerson

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