Yet that is what many fear will happen due to UnitedHealthcare’s new advance notification policy, which lays the groundwork for far-reaching prior authorization requirements for most ...

Provider groups who do not submit advance notification during this period will not be eligible for the UnitedHealthcare Gold Card program.” Under its prior authorization plan, UnitedHealthcare ...

UnitedHealthcare halted its controversial prior authorization policy for gastroenterology ... receiving timely access to care – now in the form of an advanced notification program – without ...

Prior authorization ensures care is both safe and aligned with the most up-to-date clinical guidelines. UnitedHealthcare is reducing prior authorization requirements with new initiatives to ease ...

But now, UnitedHealthcare (UHC ... be hired and trained to process these insurance forms, which will only be used to “justify” prior authorization. This is on top of all the other burdensome ...

Prior authorization has been a continual source of frustration for providers, and Wednesday UnitedHealthcare, the country's largest insurer, said it will offer some relief. The payer giant will ...

“These changes are part of ongoing efforts to reduce total UnitedHealthcare prior authorization volume. They represent the next step in our ongoing efforts to modernize the prior authorization ...

GI docs say the payer is using AI to move large volumes of services through prior authorization. Effective June 1, UnitedHealthcare will require prior authorization for nearly half (47% ...

UnitedHealthcare, an insurer of approximately 45 million people worldwide, has announced changes to its prior authorization rules for gastroenterology care that will take effect June 1. Beginning in ...

The code removals will account for almost 20 percent of its overall prior authorization volume, according to an Aug. 1 press release. On Sept. 1 and Nov. 1, codes will be eliminated for ...