Prior authorization is one of the few tools to keep health care costs in check, ensuring that treatments are medically necessary and cost-effective.

Our state’s patient advocates and health care providers are committed to ensuring all North Dakotans have access to high-quality, medically necessary health care when they need it most.

Prior authorization is the process through which a doctor seeks approval from a person’s health insurance plan before ordering a specific medication or medical service. Original Medicare (parts ...