Several dozen insurers — including insurance giants UnitedHealthcare, Elevance, Aetna, Cigna and Kaiser Permanente — announced Monday that they will make “prior authorization,” a practice ...

Federal health officials on Monday touted pledges they have received from the health insurance industry to streamline and reform the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid ...

In addition, the insurers aim to preserve continuity of care. Should a patient switch plans while undergoing a course of treatment, they agreed to uphold existing prior authorizations for ...

Health insurers promise changes to prior authorization process. What to know They will reduce the scope of claims subject to medical prior authorization, and they will honor the pre-approvals of a ...

June 23, 2025 Health insurers commit to making prior authorizations easier and less common By 2027, the submission process will be standardized and most approvals will be made in real time ...

In all, AHIP says the joint effort to improve prior authorization could benefit more than 250 million Americans. The signatories include: AmeriHealth Caritas ...

In total, 53 insurers pledged to simplify prior authorization, including UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, several Blues plans and numerous regional insurers. The payers offer commercial coverage ...

He said he's glad insurance companies have agreed to address prior authorization. But he said the proof will be in how these companies follow through. "Being a surgeon, I'm a skeptic," Murphy said.

Major U.S. insurers said they would streamline the prior authorization process. Health insurance trade association AHIP said the changes would be implemented across insurance markets, ...

Prior authorization means insurers require approval before they’ll cover medical care, a prescription or a service like an imaging exam. Insurers say they do this to guard against care overuse ...

However, prior authorizations aren't going away, and insurers involved with the change are scheduled to meet with U.S. Heath and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for ...

Prior authorization means insurers require approval before they’ll cover medical care, a prescription or a service like an imaging exam. Insurers say they do this to guard against care overuse ...