Andre Baptiste

Andre worked in medical billing and revenue-cycle roles for twelve years, including a stretch handling payer audits for a multi-site group. He writes about claim denials, coding updates and compliance in plain terms, and keeps a running list of the denial reasons that keep coming back.

Credentials

Twelve years in medical billing and revenue-cycle roles
Handled payer audits for a multi-site medical group
Writes on coding changes and compliance

Billing
Prior Authorization APIs Arrive January 2027: What Practices Should Change Now

Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and marketplace plans must take prior authorization requests electronically starting January 1. Here is what that means for a practice's billing workflow.

Andre Baptiste Oct 30, 2026 7 min read

Credentials

Prior Authorization APIs Arrive January 2027: What Practices Should Change Now