Major companies had faced mounting pressure to stop denying or stalling authorization of coverage for treatments and ...

LINCOLN — On June 5, Gov. Jim Pillen signed the Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act (LB 77) into law.

15—Patients in five states who have severe asthma and are covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield are facing a new ... unless their provider gets prior approval from the insurance company.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois, along with HCSC's other Blues plans in Texas, Montana, New Mexico and Oklahoma, on April 15 began requiring prior authorization for in-office administration ...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana said it doesn’t comment on individual cases, such as the Volpes’, but said it approves the “vast majority” of prior authorization requests.

Starting today, Blue Cross Blue Shield will mandate that severe asthma patients self-administer their drugs at home, unless their provider gets prior approval from the insurance company.

Starting today, Blue Cross Blue Shield will mandate that severe asthma patients self-administer their drugs at home, unless their provider gets prior approval from the insurance company.