Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jesse Pines is an expert in healthcare innovation and wellness. Health insurer prior authorization has increased considerably in ...

Some health insurance companies are rethinking prior authorization amid a groundswell of complaints from patients and providers and intensifying government scrutiny. According to providers, health ...

The New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance urges all health insurance consumers to actively monitor the status of any prior authorization requests submitted on their behalf. Prior ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Prior authorizations are standard this time of year as insurance changes. They’re essentially a request from your insurance asking for more information before agreeing to ...

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 ...

Large health insurance companies vowed to cut down the use of and improve a common tool to vet requests before letting doctors bill for medical services or prescriptions. UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced a pledge from insurers to streamline the prior authorization process for patients. According to ...

Two Triad N.C. House Republicans plan to reintroduce legislation that would reform how North Carolinians are affected by health insurers' prior authorization policies for treatments, medications and ...

While the headaches and life-altering results of insurance pre-authorizations are not new to physicians or patients, lately things have been getting worse. Patients are sending more and more messages ...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. He weighed 97 pounds and wasn’t expected to survive a year ...