title: Threshold denial rates in prior authorization prescription programs.
abstract: In this special report, the economics of prior authorization is examined with a focus on the break-even rate that requests are denied. Using a simple theoretical model, comparative static results are derived and used to consider the cost-effectiveness implications of future changes in prior authorization policies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. wgrant@email.unc.edu
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Yoder
authors.forename: C Daniel
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Mullins