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AI prior-auth for US specialty clinics
Auto-drafts prior-authorization packets for oncology, cardiology, GI clinics.
Buyer
Practice manager / RCM director at 5-50 provider specialty group
Monetization
$40-80 per approved auth, avg $8k-25k MRR per clinic
Difficulty
enterprise
Why now
CMS 2026 rules force payers to respond in 72h — clinics need speed on their side.
The problem
Prior auth eats 14 hrs/provider/week. Cohere/Availity target payers; the clinic side is still fax + phone.
The wedge
Start with 1 specialty (oncology infusions), integrate Epic/Athena, pay-per-approved-auth.
Suggested stack
Next.jsHIPAA-hosted SupabaseOpenAI + guardrailsChange Healthcare EDI
Distribution plays
- →MGMA + ASCO conferences
- →Warm intros through infusion pharma reps
Incumbents to study
Cohere HealthRhymeBasys.ai
Not affiliates. Study their pricing, positioning, and where their reviews complain — that's your wedge.
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