Physician groups are urging the Trump administration to give them more information on insurance companies’ pledges to change ...

Health insurer Humana has said it’s engaging in efforts to streamline the prior authorization process, in part by approving care requests as quickly as possible and reducing the administrative burdens ...

The Biden administration finalized a new rule on how insurers can use prior authorization (PA), a practice aimed at reducing unnecessary treatment, but a headache for doctors and patients. The new ...

The efforts are first steps to improving the prior authorization process, but more needs to be done, experts told CNN. The commitments to standardize and streamline preapprovals, as well as provide ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CMS finalized a rule to streamline prior authorization requests and make the process more transparent. Experts ...

Expert panelists discuss bridging communication between payers and providers in the AD treatment pathway. Casey Butrus, PharmD: I know you mentioned, Amy, that prior authorizations are on every ...

The nation’s major health insurers are promising to scale back and improve a widely despised practice that leads to care delays and complications. UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health's Aetna and dozens of ...

A coalition of health insurance companies is vowing to make changes to the prior authorization process, after years of patients and providers’ complaints over a system they say delays care and ...

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At the same time, major insurers have pledged to reduce the scope of services subject to prior authorization, improve transparency and ensure 90-day continuity of authorizations when consumers switch ...

CMS finalized a rule Jan. 17 aiming to streamline the prior authorization process and improve the electronic exchange of health information that it estimates will save $15 billion over 10 years. ACHP ...

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that the country’s largest health insurers have promised to take steps to streamline the often-criticized prior ...