Surveyed medical groups reveal burdens have increased in the past 12 months, resulting in delays or denials for necessary care. Despite scrutiny of prior authorization practices in Medicare Advantage ...

A screen displays the logo and trading information for Humana on the floor of the NYSE in New York (Reuters) -Humana said on Tuesday it would eliminate about one-third of prior authorizations for ...

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 ...

Prior authorization, a process that requires physicians to obtain approval from health care insurers before certain ...

Whether you're filling a prescription or scheduling a procedure, chances are you've been asked whether you have prior authorization. By learning to navigate prior authorization and what steps to ...

Prior authorization will become less of a hassle for physicians in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s network, BCBSM officials hope, as they roll out an effort to relax about 20% of prior ...

Many private health insurers require medical providers to get approval before administering treatment, sometimes resulting in delayed or denied care for patients. Now, that tactic, known as prior ...

Health plan members of AHIP and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association made news earlier this week when they announced a series of steps that a broad swath of health insurers will take to improve ...

Physician and medical student leaders at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates have approved policies aimed at fighting for greater insurer accountability and ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way healthcare does business – sometimes in temporary ways, sometimes in ways that may suggest permanent change when the crisis has passed. Prior authorizations ...

(Reuters) -Humana said on Tuesday it would eliminate about one-third of prior authorizations for outpatient services by next year, the latest insurer to address the tedious paperwork process that has ...