The voluntary changes focus on prior authorization, which means insurers require approval before covering medical care, a prescription or services like an imaging exam. Insurers say they do this to… ...

Prior authorization means insurers require approval before covering medical care, a prescription or services like an imaging exam.

Health insurers promise changes to prior authorization process. What to know They will reduce the scope of claims subject to medical prior authorization, and they will honor the pre-approvals of a ...

Highmark was among more than 50 health insurers who pledged Monday to speed up and slim down prior authorization, the process through which patients and their doctors must seek insurance approval ...

Major health insurers have committed to streamlining the prior authorization process and making the requirement less common. The moves are expected to help patients access treatment more quickly ...

WASHINGTON — HHS and health insurance plans announced commitments to streamline, simplify and reduce prior authorizations, ultimately lessening administrative burdens and improving access to ...

GAO speculates that this is the product of “barriers to accessing behavioral health services” and that the prior authorization process may be one of these barriers. Prior Authorization ...

As an emergency medicine physician at ECU Health, I witness firsthand the devastating consequences of unnecessary prior authorization requirements every day. Prior authorization is an insurance ...

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.

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) reintroduced a bill Thursday seeking to nix prior authorization requirements in Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Part D prescription drug plans.

Prior authorization is one of the few tools to keep health care costs in check, ensuring that treatments are medically necessary and cost-effective.

Prior authorization is the process by which your doctor requests approval from your Medicare plan before they can order a particular medication or medical service.