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

There's a hidden industry is making money by turning down doctors’ requests for payments, known as prior authorizations. A KFF survey found that roughly 6 in 10 insured adults have experienced ...

When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut was at high risk for lung cancer. A specialist ...

BOSTON— Massachusetts health insurers will be required to streamline, and in some cases scrap altogether, pre-approval for many routine medical procedures and medications under proposed new state ...

New law will reduce pre-authorization delays in some cases, lawmakers pressing for more A new state law that will take effect Jan. 1, will reduce insurance pre-authorization delays by requiring ...

With the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO sparking a debate on insurance companies denying treatment, a state lawmaker says it is time for New Jersey to give doctors the final say over which tests ...

(Reuters) - Health insurer Cigna Group said on Thursday it would remove the use of prior authorization or paperwork required to get approval for insurance coverage for 25% of medical services. Health ...

CLEVELAND — Nearly all health insurers use "prior authorization requirements," meaning your health provider has to prove why you need what they're prescribing to your health insurer. Health insurers ...

WASHINGTON — When Amanda Boley suffered cardiac arrest, she needed life-saving emergency transport to the nearest trauma center. Six weeks later, while still recovering, she received a $65,000 bill ...

Doctors say getting procedures pre-authorized by insurance can lead to delays and sometimes deny patients needed care. A new law in New Hampshire aims to reform the process. Medical treatments often ...