The prior authorization bundles are for condition-specific procedures, Aetna said. Previously, providers had to submit two ...

You’re in pain. Your doctor prescribes a treatment. Then nothing. Weeks pass without a word from your insurance company. You ...

Strengthen your financial backup. Even with Medicare coverage, unexpected out-of-pocket expenses can pop up. Earn as much as ...

Aetna provided an update on its efforts to streamline the healthcare experience on Thursday, one year to the day after the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth’ s top insurance executive sparked a wave of ...

WASHINGTON -- Physician groups are hoping Medicare will change its mind about implementing new prior authorization requirements for two outpatient spinal procedures beginning July 1. In a final rule ...

Several health insurers are extending prior authorizations for elective services that have been canceled or deferred because of COVID-19. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota shared with Becker’s ...

UnitedHealth has rescinded a plan to require prior authorization for colonoscopies and other endoscopic procedures, following backlash from physician groups. UnitedHealth, which operates the biggest ...

Many physicians and practices say prior authorization is a major administrative burden and have urged lawmakers to institute reforms to the process for commercial and public payers. Nearly 97% of ...

Many health systems and patients have struggled with prior authorization procedures. Prior authorization practices are staying in the spotlight. Health systems are looking for payers to do more to ...

A year ago, the killing of a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk unleashed many Americans’ pent-up frustration with insurers’ delays and denials of care.

There is an alarming trend in the U.S. commercial health-care ecosystem that is leading to countless insured Americans suffering needlessly, and it is time for Congress and other policy makers to take ...

The change hits in the new year as traditional Medicare recipients undergo a federal AI pilot program in Washington, Arizona, ...