Humana has announced several steps it will take to ease prior authorization requirements. The insurer said Tuesday that by the start of next year, it will have fully eliminated about a third of prior ...

Highmark was among more than 50 health insurers who pledged Monday to speed up and slim down prior authorization, the process through which patients and their doctors must seek insurance approval for ...

Major health insurance providers have agreed to reduce the need for prior authorization — the requirement that patients must get approval from insurers before receiving certain treatments or risk ...

Insurers large and small from across the country have announced a series of commitments they're making to reform one of the biggest pain points in the patient journey: prior authorization. Key steps ...

Prior authorization is “wreaking havoc” on patient outcomes, physician burnout and productivity, a recent American Medical Association survey found. The survey was conducted in December and asked ...

If you’ve ever been a patient waiting—days, sometimes more than a week—for treatment approval, or a clinician stuck chasing it, you know what prior authorization feels like. Patients sit in limbo, ...

Large health insurance companies vowed to cut down the use of and improve a common tool to vet requests before letting doctors bill for medical services or prescriptions. UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross ...

Health and Law flat lay. Judge gavel, medicine and doctor coat on blue, background, top view. Medical malpractice, personal injury attorney. Prior authorization has caused significant frustration for ...

Since January, 10 states have passed laws reforming prior authorization rules in an effort to reduce care delays and save time for physicians and patients, according to an Aug. 19 report from the ...

Cigna is the latest health insurer to roll back prior authorization requirements, announcing Thursday that it will no longer require the approvals for nearly 25% of medical services. Cigna plans to ...

A CMS pilot program that would add prior authorization for some traditional fee-for-service Medicare services has come under increased scrutiny by some members of Congress, including a call to pause ...