If you or someone you know has experienced the frustration of a delayed medical procedure or a denied prescription due to prior authorization, you’re not alone. That’s why Indiana lawmakers are ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with American Medical Association President Bruce Scott about how physicians and patients are burdened by insurance companies' systems of prior authorization. A lot has been ...

A recent proposal to report prior authorization to insurance plans through CPT codes was withdrawn at the eleventh hour when its physician advocate made an unexpected discovery: For certain codes and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jesse Pines is an expert in healthcare innovation and wellness. Health insurer prior authorization has increased considerably in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. Over the last several years, prior authorization has become a ...

Aetna, a CVS Health company, announced its support of initiatives championed by American’s Health Insurance Plans to improve the experience of doctors and patients. Aetna said it also is committed to ...

Have you ever walked into the pharmacy and been told that your prescription requires a prior authorization? But your healthcare professional prescribed something for you, and you brought in your ...

Gov. Phil Scott listens during a meeting at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday, January 18, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott on Monday evening signed H.766, a bill that ...

The PA process, meant as a safeguard, has become a barrier, causing delays and frustration for patients and providers. Over 50 major insurers have pledged to simplify the PA process through six ...

Indiana State Sen. Tyler Johnson (R-Leo) has again authored a bill in the Indiana General Assembly that would put some reins on “prior authorization” for medical services and prescriptions by ...

They often deny coverage via snail mail. Here’s what happened when my family got a note like that 36 hours before cancer surgery. By Ron Lieber Disease doesn’t ask permission before invading a body, ...