Several insurers, such as UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Cigna, pledged to improve prior authorization. These changes include streamlining decision timelines and increasing transparency.

Millions of Americans may benefit from the Trump administration's plans for prior authorization reform.

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… ...

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 ...

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 Man… ...

Health insurance companies have made similar promises to revamp prior authorization in the past—in both 2018 and 2023, some insurers pledged to improve the process.

The health insurance industry announces a new, voluntary plan to overhaul prior authorization, but the lack of specifics and accountability draws skepticism from clinician and patient advocates.

Prior authorization means insurers require approval before covering medical care, a prescription or services like an imaging exam.

Insurers large and small from across the country have announced a series of commitments they're making to reform prior authorization.

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

Health insurers pledged to streamline and improve the prior authorization processes for plans covering nearly eight out of 10 Americans.