Reforming prior authorization processes has been on the regulatory menu for a while. Both patients and providers have argued that prior ...
A coalition of 29 major health care players is coming together to simplify the prior authorization process for medical ...
Every American who has ever needed surgery, a scan, or a specialist referral knows the particular dread of those three words: ...
Levitt said KFF polling suggests patient frustration with prior authorization remains widespread across employer-sponsored ...
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 ...
CMS has added electronic prior authorization to its Health Tech Ecosystem. The agency says health systems, hospitals, ...
Geisinger Health Plan and software company Cohere Health are teaming up to simplify the prior authorization process and reduce provider burden. Through the deal, Danville, Pennsylvania-based Geisinger ...
Massachusetts residents who need cancer screenings, diabetes medications and other essential care will soon face shorter ...
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the prior authorization process had become the bane of doctors and patients. Physicians say that health insurers’ authorization requirements, which can delay the use ...
Insurance companies require doctors to get approval before providing some care to patients, a process known as prior authorization. Doctors and patients alike are often frustrated by the process, ...