Opioid overdoses kill each day. But it's easier to access fentanyl in Arizona than the medications that can help keep people ...

In Massachusetts, health plans are required by state law to collaborate with physicians to develop medical necessity guidelines used for prior authorization. Not only would abandoning prior ...

The challenge of ensuring that all patients have access to affordable, high-quality care will not be solved by setting up ...

Understanding the reasoning and process of Medicare Advantage prior authorization can help you gain faster approval for a required prior authorization.

The ACA requires most insurance plans to cover preventive care, including many forms of contraception, without cost to ...

“Prior authorization puts profit over people: Insurance companies use the process to save money ... “They often suffer in the form of wasted time, higher out-of-pocket costs, delayed care, or forgone ...

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

while increasing insurance company profits. Prior authorization for medical care was started in the mid-1980s as a marketing scheme by health insurance companies. I know. I was in the room where ...

The North Carolina Legislative Building, where the General Assembly meets, on Jones Street in downtown Raleigh, N.C. on Sept. 1, 2021 ...

However, details are still being worked out, both said. Reeder said all insurance companies use prior authorization and claim it helps control costs by avoiding unapproved or less cost-effective ...