Physician groups are urging the Trump administration to give them more information on insurance companies’ pledges to change ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A potentially life-saving bill that would let doctors prescribe medicines without being stalled or stopped by insurance companies is making headway. The State Senate’s Banking ...

The nation’s biggest health insurance companies are poised to ease prior authorization, the process of insurers reviewing hospital admissions and medications. In a social media landscape shaped by ...

Step therapy is when Medicare Part D plans ask beneficiaries to try a more affordable drug before approving higher-cost prescriptions. In Medicare, Part D covers general prescription drugs, whereas ...

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that the country’s largest health insurers have promised to take steps to streamline the often-criticized prior ...

In a roundtable discussion hosted by HHS, health insurers pledged six key reforms aimed at cutting red tape, accelerating care decisions, and enhancing transparency for patients and providers. Their ...

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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Major health insurance companies, representing about 75% of covered Americans, are pledging to speed up the "prior authorization" process, Dr. Mehmet Oz announced Monday. "It ...

Over years of working on prior authorization, both at the state level and alongside colleagues across the country, I've seen ...

State lawmakers want to crack down on an insurance practice that requires people to wait for approval for medical treatments. The practice is known as "prior authorization." Patients often have to ...

UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health and Humana had the highest denial rates for long-term care requests, according to a report from ...