Mastering Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization: Tips to Accelerate Your Approval
Medicare Advantage prior authorization (PA) is the process you go through to get certain services and drugs approved before ...
Prior authorization is a scam. I know because I helped create it.
Ending prior authorization for care, publishing denial rates, and forcing speedy and fair appeals are key steps.
Modern Healthcare5d
Cigna to spend $150M to improve prior auth, patient advocacy: CEO
Cigna Group CEO David Cordani said the company will make investments this year to improve patient and provider experiences ...
northcarolinahealthnews.org1d
‘Approved or denied’: Health care providers say insurers too often deny care for profit
Insurers say they help lower patient costs by helping people avoid unnecessary or inappropriate health services.
Benefits Pro1d
Cigna Group announces plans to reform prior authorization, improve service
The Cigna Group will spend up to $150 million to reform its prior authorization, patient advocacy and provider services this ...
Reform or ban? Prior authorization for health insurance is under negotiation in NC
This is not the first time lawmakers have pushed to change state laws requiring approval from insurance companies for ...
Winston-Salem Journal8d
Proposed NC bill limits reach of insurers' prior authorizations
"Insurance companies will fight it, and thus it will be difficult to get the bill all the way into law," said Donny Lambeth, ...
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Health plan prior authorization programs: New House bill could eliminate them
A House Republican has proposed a simple way to end complaints about health plan prior authorization programs: eliminate ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News5d
MA plans’ use of prior authorizations climbs again, despite heightened pressure to limit tactic
MA plans required prior authorizations about 125 times more often than regular Medicare in 2023, demonstrating the barriers patients face in accessing care.