Massachusetts regulators would eliminate many prior authorization rules, speed urgent approvals and form a working group to ...

Prior authorizations have long been hated by many, but insurers call them an essential tool they use to control spending.

Under new state regulations, doctors will no longer need to seek pre-approval from a patient’s health insurer before ...

A man with leukemia wrestles with his insurance company for access to medications to manage his excruciating pain. An oncologist is forced to delay needed treatments while arguing for health insurance ...

Health plan executives expect AI to automate prior authorizations, improving turnaround times amid CMS regulatory changes, ...

InvestigateTV also contacted a healthcare information educator in Louisiana, Jacqueline Jones, who replicated a portion of the team’s research. Jones looked at sub-set of tests and procedures and the ...

Governor Maura Healey announced a significant reform to health insurance prior authorization rules aimed at streamlining patient access to health care services, amid ongoing federal funding cuts.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Prior authorizations are standard this time of year as insurance changes. They’re essentially a request from your insurance asking for more information before agreeing to ...

A sign points visitors toward the financial services department at a hospital. Contributor Brian Rezel Carr writes that an insurance practice called prior authorization leads to worse patient outcomes ...

The New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance urges all health insurance consumers to actively monitor the status of any prior authorization requests submitted on their behalf. Prior ...

The American health insurance system is no longer a neutral mechanism for spreading risk or paying for care. It has become a ...