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Dr. Daniel C. Lyons, senior vice president of Independence Blue Cross, said his company used only one standard prior authorization form for its Medicare drug plans, sold in 13 states under the name AmeriHealth. He later confirmed that the company also had 17 forms for high-cost injectable drugs to treat complex conditions like cancer, hemophilia, H.I.V. infection, and rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Daniel C. Lyons, who is the senior vice president of Independence Blue Cross, said that his company used ''one standard prior authorization form'' for its Medicare drug plans, sold in 13 states under the name AmeriHealth. Later he confirmed that the company also had 17 forms for high-cost injectable drugs to treat complex conditions like cancer, hemophilia, H.I.V. infection and rheumatoid arthritis. In an interview, he said it would be desirable to simplify and standardize the prior authorization process.