Health Insurance CEO Pulls Back Curtain on Prior Auth Reform

The Senate voted to advance President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R. 1) on Tuesday, approving nearly $1 trillion in proposed Medicaid cuts that would revoke health care coverage from at ... Read More

Health Insurers Vow—Again—to Fix Prior Authorization Process. Here’s What to Know

Prior authorization refers to when medical providers have to get approval from insurers before performing a service. Patients and providers have criticized insurance companies for denying prior ... Read More

After years of complaints, health insurers vow to fix prior authorization delays

"Prior authorization is often denied because a provider has not provided all of the necessary information," Moran told Newsday on Monday. "It's often something key that the plan needs, and the plan ... Read More

Health insurers promise to simplify care preapproval process

Months after the killing of a top health insurance executive unleashed Americans’ pent-up anger over denials of medical care, the industry announced Monday that it will take action to “streamline, ... Read More

Dr. Oz strikes deal with health insurers to reform prior authorizations

Eleven major health insurance providers on Monday voluntarily pledged to cut red tape in getting patients approved for treatments at the request of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ... Read More

Alabama’s biggest health insurer changing prior authorization process: What it means for customers

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama says it's reforms will provide a simpler, more efficient system for patients and doctors. Read More

Health insurers tell HHS, CMS they’ll fix prior authorization system

Health insurers pledged to streamline and improve the prior authorization processes for plans covering nearly eight out of 10 Americans. Read More

InnovationRx: Health Insurers Vow To Improve Prior Authorization (Again)

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at health insurers' vows to improve prior authorization, Bell Labs’ IP commercialization, a new healthcare billionaire, a robot performing cataract ... Read More

Reform or ban? Prior authorization for health insurance is under negotiation in NC - Insurance News | InsuranceNewsNet

In North Carolina, a bill to restrict prior authorization— or even ban it— is in the works. Timothy Reeder, who works as an emergency physician at East Carolina University, and Rep. Donny ... Read More

RFK Jr. promises change to health insurance prior authorization policies

“Americans shouldn’t have to negotiate with their insurer to get the care they need,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., said Monday, announcing the changes at a meeting of ... Read More

Health insurers promise RFK Jr. they'll fix prior authorization problems

This time, the situation will really get better, according to America's Health Insurance Plans, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and member insurers. Read More

Reform or ban? Prior authorization for health insurance is under negotiation in NC - MSN

Prior authorization requirements are a hallmark of American health care — and for some, they’re long overdue for reform. In North Carolina, a bill to restrict prior authorization — or even ... Read More