In line with its aim to provide decisions within one business day on at least 95% of prior authorizations by next year, Humana will cut a third of its prior authorization requirements. It will also ...

There's a lot of hype around the potential for new technologies to fix the prior authorization process, but this rev cycle ...

Humana said on Tuesday it would eliminate about one-third of prior authorizations for outpatient services by next year, the ...

But health policy analysts say prior authorization — a system that forces some people to delay care or abandon treatment — may continue to pose serious health consequences for affected patients.

Health insurers pledged to streamline and improve the prior authorization processes for plans covering nearly eight out of 10 Americans.

Health insurance companies have made similar promises to revamp prior authorization in the past—in both 2018 and 2023, some insurers pledged to improve the process.

The voluntary changes focus on prior authorization, which means insurers require approval before covering medical care, a prescription or services like an imaging exam. Insurers say they do this to… ...

The nation's major health insurers are promising to scale back and improve a widely despised practice that leads to care delays and complications.

Health insurers pledge to simplify prior authorization for faster access to care. Read more here.