Health Insurance News States Target Health Insurers’ ‘prior Authorization’ Red Tape

Prior authorization could stand between you and your doctor’s care and here's what it really means, how delays happen and what do if you’re denied

The idea behind it seems reasonable: Insurers want to ensure treatments are medically necessary before they pay for them. But in practice, it often means delayed appointments, stalled medication ... Read More

NCOIL adopts model law to overhaul prior authorization practices

The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) has adopted the Prior Authorization Reform Model Act at its 2025 Annual National Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The Model, sponsored by Mississippi ... Read More

One woman’s tick bite sets off fight over insurance and prior authorization

Leah Kovitch was pulling invasive plants in the meadow near her home one weekend in late April when a tick latched onto her leg. She did not notice the tiny bug until Monday, when her calf muscle ... Read More

Insurers promised to ease a major patient pain point after executive’s murder. Here’s what’s happened

A year ago, the killing of a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk unleashed many Americans’ pent-up frustration with insurers’ delays and denials of care. Read More

The Health Insurance Prior Authorization Memo That You Helped Write

Recently, we put together a template to help medical professionals explain a confusing process. Readers gave us very pointed feedback, so we updated it. By Ron Lieber Two months ago, I shared my tale ... Read More

NCOIL discusses prior authorization reform at annual meeting

Belmar, NJ – The National Council of Insurance Legislators concluded a highly successful 2025 Annual National Meeting from November 12th – 15th in Atlanta, GA. In what was the final of the ... Read More

After Series of Denials, His Insurer OK'd Recommended Cancer Care. It Was Too Late.

For nearly 3 years, Eric Tennant endured chemotherapy infusions, rounds of radiation, biopsies, and hospitalizations that left him weak and depleted. "It's good to be home," he said after one hospital ... Read More