Aligning electronic data submission requirements for prior authorizations is one prong of the insurance industry’s commitment ...

UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health have standardized data and submission rules for more than half of their prior ...

Major health insurers are advancing efforts to standardize prior authorization requirements as part of an effort to simplify ...

Participating payers reported an 11% reduction in prior authorization requirements overall, with Medicare Advantage exceeding ...

Leading health plans will adopt a standardized approach for providers submitting electronic prior authorization requests for the majority of medical services, which they say will accelerate ...

UnitedHealthcare and Aetna detailed progress toward industry commitments aimed at reducing administrative burdens and ...

Major U.S. health insurers report an 11% overall reduction in prior authorization requirements, with Medicare Advantage cuts exceeding 15%. The changes follow a 2025 multi-payer pledge to streamline ...

UnitedHealthcare pares back prior authorizations and speeds payments for 1,500 rural hospitals, expanding nationwide by fall 2024.

A survey shows major U.S. health insurers have reduced prior authorization requirements by 11% overall, with Medicare Advantage plans cutting them by more than 15%. These changes focus on services ...

It’s 2 am. A patient is wheeled into the emergency department. The paramedic slams down the EKG – “it’s a rule-out STEMI.” The patient is rolled past triage and into an acute treatment room. The ...

In a recent survey, 84% of providers reported the number of medical services that require prior authorization has increased. And 62% of providers reported that they do not have the technology to ...

Kentucky House Bill 423, aimed at streamlining prior authorizations for health care, stalled in the Senate despite broad support and no public opposition. Prior authorizations create unnecessary ...