CLEVELAND — Nearly all health insurers use "prior authorization requirements," meaning your health provider has to prove why you need what they're prescribing to your health insurer. Health insurers ...

A hospital that offers free insurance pre-authorization services to doctors and patients who need imaging tests "could potentially" be doing so in violation of federal anti-kickback statutes, says an ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A solution to a long-running problem? Or a cure that’s worse than the disease? Depends on who you ask. Insurance pre-authorization — or “utilization management,” as the ...

With the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO sparking a debate on insurance companies denying treatment, a state lawmaker says it is time for New Jersey to give doctors the final say over which tests ...

There's a hidden industry is making money by turning down doctors’ requests for payments, known as prior authorizations. A KFF survey found that roughly 6 in 10 insured adults have experienced ...

When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut was at high risk for lung cancer. A specialist ...

Aug 24 (Reuters) - Health insurer Cigna Group CI.N said on Thursday it would remove the use of prior authorization or paperwork required to get approval for insurance coverage for 25% of medical ...

ELK RIDGE, Utah County – Last summer, Neal Meredith had blood clots in his legs. "'We need to get you in now,'" Meredith said doctors told him. "'It's urgent enough. It's an emergency.'" But even ...

Doctors say getting procedures pre-authorized by insurance can lead to delays and sometimes deny patients needed care. A new law in New Hampshire aims to reform the process. Medical treatments often ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Matia Mobility, a leading provider of innovative mobility solutions, today announced the launch of a pioneering online portal for the submission of ...

New law will reduce pre-authorization delays in some cases, lawmakers pressing for more A new state law that will take effect Jan. 1, will reduce insurance pre-authorization delays by requiring ...