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 ...

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 ...

UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health and Humana had the highest denial rates for long-term care requests, according to a report from ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Legislation aimed at reducing delays when Medicare Advantage plans require preapproval for care could hit the House floor ...

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 ...

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 ...

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