The nation's largest health insurer said the change, taking effect Oct. 1, is part of a commitment to cut prior authorization volume by 30% by year-end ...

Patients who are denied coverage for a drug or treatment are often successful when they appeal, but it takes medical evidence and persistence.

A man with leukemia wrestles with his insurance company for access to medications to manage his excruciating pain. An oncologist is forced to delay needed treatments while arguing for health insurance ...

Sept 1 (Reuters) - UnitedHealth's insurance unit said ​on Tuesday that a broad range of conditions will no longer need prior approval, effective October 1, as it aims to eliminate prior authorization ...

The insurer will bundle preapprovals for all types of cancer care into one upfront request in a bid to cut back on paperwork for doctors.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s (NYSE:UNH) insurance unit is removing prior-authorization requirements from a broad range ...

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 ...

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 ...

June 23 (UPI) --Major American insurers announced Monday that they have agreed to speed up and smooth out the processes involved with the reception and administration of health care by streamlining ...

The Connecticut State Medical Society is taking aim at the health insurance industry's practice of prior authorization this legislative session. Prior authorization, also known as "precertification" ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HHS and CMS recently announced insurers have pledged to voluntarily reduce prior authorizations. Questions ...

Prior authorization is the process through which a doctor seeks approval from a person’s health insurance plan before ordering a specific medication or medical service. Original Medicare (parts A and ...