An insurance company often requires this type of preapproval for certain services, procedures, prescription medications, and medical supplies. Your healthcare team can often help you navigate this ...

Have you ever walked into the pharmacy and been told that your prescription requires a prior authorization? But your healthcare professional prescribed something for you, and you brought in your ...

Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in New York drew widespread attention to health insurers’ practice of denying or delaying doctor-ordered care, the largest U.S.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listens to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak during a news conference to discuss health insurance ...

When your doctor decides you could benefit from a particular test or procedure, your insurance company might require documentation to prove it's necessary before agreeing to pay for anything.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama says it is reforming the process for getting prior authorization for insurance coverage of certain medical procedures and drugs - promising a simpler, more efficient ...

Humana is expediting its claim review processes and suspending more prior authorization requirements amid the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure payment is sent to providers as quickly as possible, Humana ...

As the year comes to a close, the Trump administration seems to be going in two different directions when it comes to the use ...

(NewsNation) — The nation’s major health insurers are pledging to streamline the prior authorization process, which has long frustrated Americans by delaying care and creating complications. “Patients ...

Obtaining prior authorization for a medical test or procedure can be one of the most frustrating and time-consuming aspects of health care. Now, the Trump administration is looking to streamline the ...