Participating payers reported an 11% reduction in prior authorization requirements overall, with Medicare Advantage exceeding ...

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Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits provider of the Cigna Group, will be removing close to 25% of medical services from prior authorization requirements, the insurer said today. With the removal of ...

Prior authorization forces doctors to spend 13 hours a week fighting insurers. New federal rules are changing that. Here's what you need to know.

Health plans have been expanding the use of prior authorization as a tool to control costs for several years, to the frustration of physicians. MGMA members put the practice at the top of a list of ...

Medical practices experienced greater regulatory burdens over the past year that directed resources away from patient care, according to a report out Tuesday from the Medical Group Management ...

Physician and medical student leaders at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates have approved policies aimed at fighting for greater insurer accountability and ...