Have you ever walked into the pharmacy and been told that your prescription requires a prior authorization? But your healthcare professional prescribed something for you, and you brought in your ...

(NewsNation) — The nation’s major health insurers are pledging to streamline the prior authorization process, which has long frustrated Americans by delaying care and creating complications. “Patients ...

A six-state pilot program will target “wasteful care” under Medicare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says.

A new study has found that prior authorizations for anti–vascular endothelial growth factor treatment led to a delay in patient care for most patients. Anti-VEGF treatments have been used in patients ...

Major health insurers in the U.S. pledged Monday to overhaul the prior authorization process. Prior authorization means insurers require approval before they’ll cover medical care, a prescription or a ...

A coalition of health insurance companies is vowing to make changes to the prior authorization process, after years of patients and providers’ complaints over a system they say delays care and ...