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

In about a one-week span, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

Several of the nation’s largest health insurance companies have agreed to ease restrictions around prior authorizations, a ...

Menopause therapy coverage varies by insurance type and is dependent on FDA approval status, clinical guidelines and prior ...

In recent years, health insurers ramped up the practice of requiring doctors to get their approval before tests and procedures. On Monday, health leaders announced voluntary reforms from insurers.

UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente, Humana and other health insurance companies on June 23 announced plans to "streamline, simplify and reduce prior authorizations." ...

Major U.S. insurers said they would streamline the prior authorization process. 1 Health insurance trade association AHIP ...