CVS Health (CVS) on Thursday announced that it plans to make a large portion of its prior authorization procedures consistent ...

Prior authorizations have long been hated by many, but insurers call them an essential tool they use to control spending.

The House Banking and Insurance Committee advanced a bill on Wednesday, Jan. 14 that would allow certain health care ...

There is a good reason for health insurers to occasionally require prior authorization for medical treatment. If a doctor ...

Abridge is partnering with real-time health information network Availity to fire up AI-powered prior authorization, expanding ...

Massachusetts regulators would eliminate many prior authorization rules, speed urgent approvals and form a working group to ...

Initially meant to protect patients from unnecessary procedures, prior authorizations have shifted towards being a cost containment strategy for health payers. This shift is causing significant ...

"Medically necessary" is often a four-letter word for patients.

WINTER PARK, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Humata Health, the company creating frictionless prior authorizations for payers and providers with AI and automation, today announced that it closed a $25 million ...

Staff at Arkansas' Harmony Park Family Medicine have been excited about streamlining the prior authorization process with the goal of improving patient access to high-quality care. Prior authorization ...

Physicians groups on January 17 hailed a new federal rule requiring health insurers to streamline and disclose more information about their prior authorization processes, saying it will improve ...