Skeptics note that efforts to streamline the much-despised prior authorization system have failed twice before.

Now, federal officials say help may be on the way. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that several of the country’s largest insurers have pledged to overhaul the ...

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Health insurers issue millions of prior authorization denials every year, leaving many patients stuck in a convoluted appeals ...

The changes to prior authorization will be phased in over the next year and a half, the companies said. In all, insurers said the changes would apply to 257 million Americans covered by private ...

A leading voice in the U.S. health insurance sector recently signaled a potential surge in costs, a warning that resonates ...

A Historic Plunge in a Healthcare Titan UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) is the largest U.S. health insurer by market share. Yet ...

The announcement on prior authorization comes months after the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, which ...

The Fed’s on hold, Middle East turmoil persists, and economic conditions at home may turn worrisome. Q2 tracks for a ...