Highmark is among the more than 50 health insurers who pledged Monday to speed up and slim down prior authorization, the ...

Prior authorization refers to when medical providers have to get approval from insurers before performing a service. Patients ...

The largest U.S. insurers agreed Monday to streamline their often cumbersome preapproval system. Here are five takeaways.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 27 announced the rollout of a 6-year technology-enabled prior authorization program pilot.

The health insurance industry announces a new, voluntary plan to overhaul prior authorization, but the lack of specifics and accountability draws skepticism from clinician and patient advocates.

The plans are also working to roll out common and transparent solutions that promote electronic prior auth submissions, with a framework up and running for plans and providers by Jan. 1, 2027.

Federal health officials on Monday touted pledges they have received from the health insurance industry to streamline and reform the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid ...

Private insurers are working to ease the prior authorization process. Here's what that means. 02:12 UnitedHealthcare, Kaiser Permanente and other major U.S. health insurers say they want to make ...

More than 40 payers have voluntarily committed to significant prior authorization reforms, but will this time be any different?