Prior authorization forces doctors to spend 13 hours a week fighting insurers. New federal rules are changing that. Here's ...

A new proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would reduce the required response time to Medicare ...

The Trump administration has issued a proposed rule that aims to significantly overhaul prior authorization for ...

Have you ever walked into the pharmacy and been told that your prescription requires a prior authorization? But your healthcare professional prescribed something for you, and you brought in your ...

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 ...

Drugs were left out of a 2024 rule streamlining prior authorizations, including by making decisions electronic and requiring ...

Major health insurers in the U.S. pledged Monday to overhaul the prior authorization process. Prior authorization means insurers require approval before they’ll cover medical care, a prescription or a ...

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the prior authorization process had become the bane of doctors and patients. Physicians say that health insurers’ authorization requirements, which can delay the use ...

Geisinger Health Plan and software company Cohere Health are teaming up to simplify the prior authorization process and reduce provider burden. Through the deal, Danville, Pennsylvania-based Geisinger ...