While the cost of health care remains the dominant worry among Americans, the process of obtaining prior authorization from ...

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 ...

One third insured adults say prior authorization is a major burden in accessing care, highlighting insurer delays and denials ...

Many people, at one time or another, have needed to get approval from their insurance company before receiving certain treatments, medications, or procedures to ensure they’re covered. Prior ...

June 23 (UPI) --Major American insurers announced Monday that they have agreed to speed up and smooth out the processes involved with the reception and administration of health care by streamlining ...

One of the biggest frustrations in getting medical care — prior authorization from insurance companies — might get easier soon. Some of America’s biggest health insurance companies are now pledging to ...

CVS Health (CVS) on Thursday announced that it plans to make a large portion of its prior authorization procedures consistent with cross-payer clinical and technology standards. Therefore, the company ...

Health insurance reform, including more timely access for patients, will roll out early next year, Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said Monday. Oz announced these reforms, along with ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has secured a pledge from insurers to streamline the companies’ practice of requiring prior authorizations before covering a claim. “Americans ...