In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at health insurers' vows to improve prior authorization, Bell Labs’ IP ...

The announcement on prior authorization comes months after the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, which ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 27 announced the rollout of a 6-year technology-enabled prior authorization ...

CMS has unveiled the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model, a new Innovation Center initiative that will add prior authorization for some traditional fee-for-service Medicare services.

UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, and other insurers are to speed up prior authorizations, aiming for faster care access.

Insurers say the changes will improve access and reduce delays in treatment, but critics warn this is a voluntary pledge, not ...

Some fee-for-service spine procedures in traditional Medicare will have prior authorizations added, according to CMS’ new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model. CMS is partnering with AI ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new experimental model late last week to streamline some prior authorizations under the traditional Medicare program, but some ...

Home care providers are monitoring a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center model that will add prior ...

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