Medicare is launching a new pilot program that will require prior approval for 17 health services using artificial ...

Health insurance companies are expected to hold to their promises in 2026 to “streamline, simplify and reduce” prior ...

A new Biden administration rule released Wednesday aims to streamline the prior authorization process used by insurers to approve medical procedures and treatments. Prior authorization is a common ...

As the year comes to a close, the Trump administration seems to be going in two different directions when it comes to the use ...

Payers have new deadlines to issue prior authorization decisions — 72 hours for urgent requests and seven days for non-urgent ones. Prior authorization is a process wherein a doctor must get approval ...

Health insurers are beginning to adopt AI to support prior authorization decisions. But is this a good thing? Experts weighed in during a panel discussion held by KFF on Thursday. One panelist said ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jesse Pines is an expert in healthcare innovation and wellness. Health insurer prior authorization has increased considerably in ...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. He weighed 97 pounds and wasn’t expected to survive a year ...