For patient advocates and health economists, cases like Ekirch’s illustrate why prior authorization has become such a chronic pain point for patients and doctors. For 50 years, insurers have employed ...

Colorizing grayscale images offers an engaging visual experience. Existing automatic colorization methods often fail to generate satisfactory results due to incorrect semantic colors and unsaturated ...

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 ...

The commitments also build on our existing work to improve prior authorization processes.” In 2023, IBX launched an innovative program with Penn Medicine to simplify prior authorizations for ...

News Alabama’s biggest health insurer changing prior authorization process: What it means for customers Updated: Jun. 26, 2025, 12:46 p.m. | Published: Jun. 26 ...

But government interventions to improve prior authorization will be used “if we’re forced to use them,” Oz said during the news conference. “The administration has made it clear we’re not going to ...

Prior authorization isn’t going anywhere. Health insurers will still be allowed to deny doctor-recommended care, which is arguably the biggest criticism that patients and providers level against ...

Oz’s prior authorization agreement smacks of a similar, less-than-ironclad flavor. CMS boasted that Oz secured a “pledge” for “voluntary actions” to reduce prior authorizations. I truly hope that the ...

Top insurers like Cigna and Aetna vow to ease prior authorization process, promising fewer delays in treatment and more patient-friendly communication.

Providers with a documented, 12-month history of ordering imaging tests in alignment with IBX’s criteria and Penn Medicine’s electronic health record-based decision tool are eligible to be in the ...