The largest U.S. health insurer said it will eliminate approval requirements for some treatments, including select outpatient ...

CLEVELAND — Nearly all health insurers use "prior authorization requirements," meaning your health provider has to prove why you need what they're prescribing to your health insurer. Health insurers ...

UnitedHealthcare is the latest insurance company to scale back pre-authorization requirements by 30%, which means more ...

United Healthcare, the nation’s biggest insurer, announced that it’s cutting back on its requirements for prior authorization ...

When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut was at high risk for lung cancer. A specialist ...

When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut was at high risk for lung cancer. A specialist ...

With the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO sparking a debate on insurance companies denying treatment, a state lawmaker says it is time for New Jersey to give doctors the final say over which tests ...

Aug 24 (Reuters) - Health insurer Cigna Group (CI.N), opens new tab said on Thursday it would remove the use of prior authorization or paperwork required to get approval for insurance coverage for 25% ...

New law will reduce pre-authorization delays in some cases, lawmakers pressing for more A new state law that will take effect Jan. 1, will reduce insurance pre-authorization delays by requiring ...

Prior authorization is a standard process used by insurance companies to assess the safety, cost-effectiveness, and medical necessity of certain treatments. Certain medications, especially those on ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Major health insurance companies, representing about 75% of covered Americans, are pledging to speed up the “prior authorization” process, Dr. Mehmet Oz announced Monday. “It ...

Canton-area residents report care delays because of prior authorizations and denials. The Ohio State Medical Association has recognized physicians' growing discontent with third-party administrative ...