Highmark was among more than 50 health insurers who pledged Monday to speed up and slim down prior authorization, the process through which patients and their doctors must seek insurance approval ...

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement prior authorization requirements for certain traditional ...

Provider organizations have answered the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) call for deregulation suggestions with their policy change wish lists tackling topics from prior authorizati | ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a new Innovation Center model aimed at helping ensure people with Original Medicare receive care.

A bill intent on reforming the pre-authorization process in Delaware passed both chambers and is now under consideration from Gov. Meyer.

When you add these Medicaid cuts to an already challenging situation, we know that there are several hospitals that close because of these changes.” - Health and Hospital Association ...

In a recent joint statement, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, announced health ...

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Prior authorization means insurers require approval before covering medical care, a prescription or services like an imaging exam.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be implementing prior authorization requirements for certain traditional fee-for-service Medicare services in six states, including Oklahoma, ...