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

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

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented prior authorization requirements for certain traditional ...

The new KFF report found that payers either fully or partially denied 4.1 million prior authorization requests in 2024, or ...

Medicare Advantage prior authorizations have few friends. Doctors hate them. Patients hate them. Politicians say they hate them and introduce bills to curb them. But how onerous are they really? Less ...

Does Medicare require prior authorization? Medicare Advantage plans often require prior authorization. But these coverage reviews are rare for original Medicare. That distinction changes in 2026. Many ...

Elisa Auguste, administrator at East Setauket, N.Y.-based Precision Care Surgery Center and vice president of the New York ...

Almost 80% of physicians surveyed by the AMA say patients are skipping care because of delays in prior authorizations. Prior authorizations are a consistent pain point in revenue cycle operations, and ...

Health and Law flat lay. Judge gavel, medicine and doctor coat on blue, background, top view. Medical malpractice, personal injury attorney. Prior authorization has caused significant frustration for ...

Health plans under major U.S. insurers said they have voluntarily agreed to speed up and reduce prior authorizations – a process that is often a major pain point for patients and providers for getting ...

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 ...