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

State insurance regulators unveiled sweeping prior authorization reforms that would scrap pre-approval requirements for "many ...

Massachusetts insurance regulators unveiled sweeping prior authorization reforms that would scrap pre-approval requirements ...

As Massachusetts residents struggle with increasing health care costs, Gov. Maura Healey is trying to take a cleaver — not a ...

Health insurance companies are expected to hold to their promises in 2026 to “streamline, simplify and reduce” prior ...

Under new state regulations, doctors will no longer need to seek pre-approval from a patient’s health insurer before ...

The nation’s major health insurers are promising to scale back and improve a widely despised practice that leads to care delays and complications. UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health’s Aetna and dozens of ...

A six-state pilot program will target “wasteful care” under Medicare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says.

The North Carolina Legislative Building, where the General Assembly meets, on Jones Street in downtown Raleigh, N.C. on Sept. 1, 2021 ...

A man with leukemia wrestles with his insurance company for access to medications to manage his excruciating pain. An oncologist is forced to delay needed treatments while arguing for health insurance ...

When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn’t pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to ease her neurological pain, she prepared for battle. It took years, a chain of ...