United Healthcare, the nation’s biggest insurer, announced that it’s cutting back on its requirements for prior authorization ...

When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut was at high risk for lung cancer. A specialist ...

The insurer will drop pre-approval requirements for select outpatient surgeries, echocardiograms, and certain therapies by ...

Major 2026 prior authorization rule changes from CMS and commercial payers are reshaping how providers request, track, and document approvals. Stricter timelines, expanded service categories, and ...

UnitedHealthcare is the latest insurance company to scale back pre-authorization requirements by 30%, which means more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A screen displays the logo fro Cigna Corp. on the floor at the NYSE in New York (Reuters) - Health insurer Cigna Group said on ...

When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut was at high risk for lung cancer. A specialist ...

CLEVELAND — Nearly all health insurers use "prior authorization requirements," meaning your health provider has to prove why you need what they're prescribing to your health insurer. Health insurers ...

Delaware's Pre-Authorization Reform Act aims to streamline the pre-authorization process for medical procedures and medications. The current process is criticized for being time-consuming, complex, ...

When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut was at high risk for lung cancer. A specialist ...

One physician is making the case that prior authorization for procedures should be reported to insurance plans as a CPT code—though that proposal has been withdrawn for now. Alex Shteynshlyuger, M.D., ...