Improving Patient Care Access Through Enhanced Prior Authorization
Published:
April 14, 2023

Cohere Health’s VP of Strategic Partnerships, Alina Czekai, MPH talks with Tamara Thomas, Editor & Chief of Urban Health Today about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) new proposed rule, Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes (CMS-0057-P)
that would improve patient access to care while decreasing provider and health plan burden through enhanced prior authorization.
Written by

Alina
Czekai
Alina M. Czekai, M.P.H., is Vice President of Value-Based Care Strategy at Cohere Health. Previously, Alina served as a Senior Advisor to CMS Administrator Seema Verma, leading the agency’s relationships with the healthcare industry and maximizing public support for CMS’s priorities and overarching mission. In her current role, she is responsible for devising and executing the company’s strategy for value-based care, including new product development and partnerships.
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