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 ...

Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in New York drew widespread attention to health insurers’ practice of denying or delaying doctor-ordered care, the largest U.S.

Why do I need a prior authorization for something that I am already prior-authorized to take? If my doctor says that they want me on a medication, why does my insurance have another say in that?” — ...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. He weighed 97 pounds and wasn’t expected to survive a year ...

Major health insurers have pledged to improve the prior authorization process, which has long frustrated Americans.

Prior authorization is a major noncost barrier, affecting 69% of insured adults, with 34% citing it as their biggest challenge. Delays and denials from prior authorizations significantly impact mental ...

Some of the nation’s largest insurance providers are pledging to make major reforms to the prior authorization process, a practice requiring insurance company sign-off for certain treatments that ...

Health insurance companies across the country have agreed to streamline and simplify the prior authorization process for patients seeking certain medical treatment, according to a nationwide industry ...

Health insurance reform, including more timely access for patients, will roll out early next year, Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said Monday. Oz announced these reforms, along with ...

"Requiring prior authorization ... is the practice of medicine," said Rep. Neal Dunn, MD ...