Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AUSTIN, Texas — Understanding the laws governing prior authorization is one way rheumatology professionals can ...

Prior authorization — the process by which insurers review and approve or deny treatments prescribed by doctors — has become “the only piece of healthcare that every single stakeholder, including ...

As congressional Democrats and Republicans battle over how to avert a potential government shutdown, another issue -- reining in prior authorizations -- remains on both parties' radar screens, ...

UnitedHealth Group and Cigna are revamping their prior authorization processes as new federal regulations aiming to ease the burden on providers and patients loom. UnitedHealthcare will eliminate ...

When patients with cancer are faced with receiving a prior authorization from their insurance provider for oral anticancer drugs, it is important that they advocate for themselves, according to an ...

As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes healthcare workflows, choosing the right type of AI for high-stakes healthcare processes has never been more critical. There are strengths and limitations ...

As one provider told us in a national survey, “Prior authorizations are the pits!” This sentiment is shared widely both in and outside of the healthcare industry, and deservedly so. I am a patient, ...

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 ...

Medicare Advantage plans required prior authorizations about 125 times more often than regular Medicare in 2023, demonstrating the barriers MA patients face in accessing care. An analysis published by ...

Medicare Advantage prior authorizations have few friends. Doctors hate them. Patients hate them. Politicians say they hate them and introduce bills to curb them. But how onerous are they really? Less ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . It happened overnight, and all it took was a shift in policy at one insurance company. On July 1, 2021, Aetna ...