Humana said on Tuesday it would eliminate about one-third of prior authorizations for outpatient services by next year, the ...

Humana said on Tuesday it would eliminate about one-third of prior authorizations for outpatient services by January 1, 2026.

A new survey reveals widespread consumer frustration with prior authorization, highlighting the need for urgent reform in ...

Preauthorization is about to enter the lives of many seniors who have chosen traditional Medicare over MA, write former CMS ...

Humana has released details about additional, upcoming organizational improvements to encourage a faster prior authorization ...

Humana has announced several steps it will take to ease prior authorization requirements. | The insurer said that by Jan. 1, ...

This is where she finds the prior authorization requests, determinations and updates. And often, this is where the real work ends, and the busy work begins. In other health care news: Nurses at Beebe ...

Prior authorization is a process health insurers use to determine whether they will cover a prescription, medical procedure, ...

Some of the nation's health insurers say they're taking steps to speed the process by which doctors approve medical care.

Prior authorization has its origins in the 1960s, when Medicare and Medicaid legislation prompted the implementation of utilization reviews. Its purpose is to cut costs for insurers by limiting ...

In D.C., a fight over ‘Kafkaesque absurdity’ of insurance delays, denials. Patient advocates highlight consequences for mental health and opioid treatment under prior authorization rules they ...

A fter weeks of protest from physician organizations and patients, UnitedHealthcare has put a controversial new prior authorization policy for gastroenterology procedures on hold. The policy ...