Health Insurance News How Health Insurance ‘prior Authorization’ Works And How To Fix It

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

Aetna updates on prior authorization reform

Aetna provided an update on its efforts to streamline the healthcare experience on Thursday, one year to the day after the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth’ s top insurance executive sparked a wave of ... Read More

What To Do If Your Insurer Wants Prior Authorization?

An insurance company often requires this type of preapproval for certain services, procedures, prescription medications, and medical supplies. Your healthcare team can often help you navigate this ... Read More

Prior authorization subject of NCOIL model act

Prior authorization has become a hot-button issue in health care, and the National Council of Insurance Legislators will tackle the issue at its annual meeting in November. A draft of NCOIL’s Prior ... 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

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