Major insurers say they’ll ease up on the prior-authorization practice that can delay necessary care for patients.

Major American insurers announced Monday that they have agreed to speed up and smooth out the processes involved with the ...

Prior authorization refers to when medical providers have to get approval from insurers before performing a service. Patients ...

"Prior authorization is often denied because a provider has not provided all of the necessary information," Moran told ...

Some of the nation's health insurers say they're taking steps to speed the process by which doctors approve medical care.

America's Health Insurance Plans said on Monday that U.S. health insurers will take additional measures to simplify their ...

U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with major health insurers on Monday, extracting pledges that they will take ...

Federal health officials on Monday touted pledges they have received from the health insurance industry to streamline and ...

UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and dozens of other insurers promised Monday they’re working to scale back a health care practice ...

Before attempting prior authorization reform via legislation and regulations, the HHS has requested that insurance companies voluntarily pledge to make changes.

The new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services head did not talk about new defenses against unnecessary spending.