UnitedHealthcare to remove prior authorization for 30% of services

UnitedHealthcare said it will cut prior approval requirements for 30% of health care services amid complaints of delayed, ...

Major US health provider drops prior authorization for 30% of services — and 93% of doctors say it's long overdue

UnitedHealthcare is taking a big step to make healthcare access easier.
WCBI TV

UnitedHealthcare to cut prior authorization for 30% of services. Here’s what to know.

CBS News reports that UnitedHealthcare said on Tuesday it is eliminating "prior authorization" requirements for 30% of ...

UnitedHealthcare to eliminate prior authorization for 30 percent of services

UnitedHealthcare plans to eliminate prior authorization requirements for 30% of services by the end of 2026.
Insurance Business America

UnitedHealth, CVS standardize prior authorization rules

UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health have standardized data and submission rules for more than half of their prior authorizations, the two health insurance giants said, in the latest concession to ...
Fierce Healthcare

UnitedHealthcare to reduce prior auth requirements by 30%

UnitedHealthcare announced Tuesday that it will further ease prior authorization requirements for a slew of services. | ...
Opinion

Prior Authorization Reform Is Here — And It Could Change How Millions Get Care

Prior authorization forces doctors to spend 13 hours a week fighting insurers. New federal rules are changing that. Here's what you need to know.
USC Center for Health Journalism

Q&A: Health insurers deny care across the board, with few able to fight back

Insurance denials hit many Americans, but marginalized and sicker patients suffer most because appeals are complex, delaying ...
Marketplace

Insurers ease up on prior authorization

United Healthcare, the nation’s biggest insurer, announced that it’s cutting back on its requirements for prior authorization ...
Yahoo

For patients and doctors, insurance prior authorization can be a dangerous game | Opinion

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prior authorization: For patients and doctors, insurance can be an unfair game A man with leukemia wrestles with his insurance ...
Healthcare Dive

Insurers making progress on standardizing prior authorizations

Aligning electronic data submission requirements for prior authorizations is one prong of the insurance industry’s commitment ...
CNN

Insurance requirements for prior authorization may prompt ‘devastating’ delays

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 ...