Provider organizations have answered the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) call for deregulation suggestions with their policy change wish lists tackling topics from prior authorizati | ...

The voluntary changes focus on prior authorization, which means insurers require approval before covering medical care, a prescription or services like an imaging exam. Insurers say they do this to… ...

U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with major health insurers on Monday, extracting pledges that they will take additional measures to simplify their requirements for prior approval on ...

HHS has secured a pledge from insurers to streamline the companies’ practice of requiring prior authorizations before ...

In the meantime, the HHS leadership team will be shorthanded as Kennedy and the administration pursue an ambitious health ...

For many in long-term care, Monday’s announcement about voluntary prior authorization reforms reeks of unpleasant déjà vu. That’s because they’ve been denied before.

“People lose their lives because of prior authorization,” Kennedy told reporters. Insurers who cover patients on Medicare, Medicaid and in the marketplaces were already preparing to comply ...

In 2023, Medicare Advantage insurers made nearly 50 million prior authorization determinations, according to the healthcare think tank KFF.That’s up from 42 million in 2022 and 37 million in 2021.

Dr. Allen Chang, ACMIO at UMass Medical, warned the audience not to neglect employees' concerns about losing jobs to AI, ...

US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secured insurer pledges for prior authorization reforms. Insurers committed to six reforms, including digital processes and 90-day continuity.

In 2023, Medicare Advantage insurers made nearly 50 million prior authorization determinations, according to the healthcare think tank KFF. That’s up from 42 million in 2022 and 37 million in 2021.

US Health Chief Kennedy Gets Pledge From Insurers on Prior Authorization Reform By Leah Douglas and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with ...