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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “There was no prior authorization, [in] the Medicare program.”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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Published | Video Starts at 1:10:26

Very quickly. Quickly. And as an example, five years ago, we were paying $250,000 a year for 250 million for skin substitutes. This year, 23 billion. Why? Because There was no prior authorization, [in] the Medicare program. And now someone like Joanne is not getting her care. It's more expensive for us because Joanne is not getting her care. We have story after story after. (1:10:26–1:10:30)

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Claims that the Medicare program lacked prior authorization for certain expenditures.

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