Major insurers say they’ll ease up on the prior-authorization practice that can delay necessary care for patients.

Health insurance companies have pledged to improve prior authorization with 6 key reforms, according to the HHS.

The largest U.S. insurers agreed Monday to streamline their often cumbersome preapproval system. Here are five takeaways.

The nation’s major health insurers are promising to scale back and improve a widely despised practice that leads to care ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 27 announced the rollout of a 6-year technology-enabled prior authorization ...

CMS has unveiled the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model, a new Innovation Center initiative that will add prior authorization for some traditional fee-for-service Medicare services.

As payers announce plans to improve prior authorizations, two spine surgeons discuss the changes that would make the most difference for them. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed ...

Federal health officials on Monday touted pledges they have received from the health insurance industry to streamline and reform the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid ...

Across the healthcare landscape, prior authorization is undergoing significant changes aimed at reducing administrative burden and expediting care delivery. Here are three major updates to know: 1.

RFK Jr. said health insurance providers have committed to making the prior authorization process easier. The practice often ...

Here’s what to know about prior authorization, and what insurers have vowed to do. What is prior authorization? Prior ...

Beginning next year, the CMS will launch an AI-powered prior authorization process for some services as it seeks to cut funding for what it deems medically unnecessary care. Published July 1, 2025 By ...