<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Artificer Health Blog</title><description>Insights on prior authorization, healthcare technology, and building a better system.</description><link>https://www.artificerhealth.com/</link><item><title>The Sixty-Year War Between Your Doctor and a Fax Machine</title><link>https://www.artificerhealth.com/blog/sixty-year-war-fax-machine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.artificerhealth.com/blog/sixty-year-war-fax-machine/</guid><description>How the United States built a $23 billion administrative apparatus to second-guess every medical decision — and why it will take more than technology to tear it down. A deep dive into the history and future of prior authorization.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Bobby Kuzma</author></item><item><title>Prior Auth Delays Lifesaving Heart Failure Medications by 3–6x</title><link>https://www.artificerhealth.com/blog/heart-failure-medication-delays/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.artificerhealth.com/blog/heart-failure-medication-delays/</guid><description>New research shows that heart failure patients waiting on prior authorization take 3x longer to fill ARNIs and 6x longer for SGLT2 inhibitors — guideline-recommended therapies that reduce mortality.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Bobby Kuzma</author></item><item><title>80% of Prior Auth Denials Are Overturned on Appeal — So Why Deny Them?</title><link>https://www.artificerhealth.com/blog/eighty-percent-of-denials-overturned-on-appeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.artificerhealth.com/blog/eighty-percent-of-denials-overturned-on-appeal/</guid><description>New transparency data shows that 4 out of 5 prior auth denials are reversed when appealed. The initial denial isn&apos;t a medical decision — it&apos;s a bet that you won&apos;t fight back.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Bobby Kuzma</author></item><item><title>100% of Surveyed Oncologists Report Patient Harm From Prior Auth Delays</title><link>https://www.artificerhealth.com/blog/oncologists-report-patient-harm-from-prior-auth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.artificerhealth.com/blog/oncologists-report-patient-harm-from-prior-auth/</guid><description>A Johns Hopkins study found that every oncologist surveyed reported patient harm from prior authorization. 80% watched cancer progress while waiting. 36% lost a patient.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Bobby Kuzma</author></item><item><title>Why Prior Authorization is Broken — And What We&apos;re Doing About It</title><link>https://www.artificerhealth.com/blog/why-prior-auth-is-broken/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.artificerhealth.com/blog/why-prior-auth-is-broken/</guid><description>Prior authorization was designed to control costs. Instead, it&apos;s become the single biggest administrative burden in healthcare. Here&apos;s why, and how Artificer Health is fixing it.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Bobby Kuzma</author></item></channel></rss>