CVS Health (CVS) announces major changes to its prior authorization procedures to ensure continuity of care for patients.

Inflation impacts many different products and services, including Medicare. Beginning in 2026, standard Medicare Part B ...

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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 ...

Artificial intelligence will soon play a role in whether Medicare will pay for Ohioans' pain relief therapy and skin substitute bandages. Starting Jan. 1, technology will determine whether Medicare ...

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

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 ...

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

UnitedHealth has rescinded a plan to require prior authorization for colonoscopies and other endoscopic procedures, following backlash from physician groups.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

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 ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beginning July 1, 2020, Medicare began requiring prior authorization for five types of surgery – blepharoplasty, botulinum toxin injections, ...