Health plans, providers need to work together on prior authorization
The challenge of ensuring that all patients have access to affordable, high-quality care will not be solved by setting up ...
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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.
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UnitedHealth vows to ease prior authorization amid backlash
Prior authorization denials have been on the rise, according to an analysis of CMS data the healthcare research institution KFF published in August. In 2022, providers submitted 46 million prior ...
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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 ...
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Dark Reactions to Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Flood Social Media: 'Prior Authorization is Required for Thoughts and Prayers'
"Just a reminder that Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth who got rich off denying healthcare to human ... "I'm sorry, prior authorization is required for thoughts and prayers," one user ...
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Groups join Alabama Medical Association push for prior authorization reform
A total of 30 health care groups have joined the Medical Association of the State of Alabama in its effort to push to reform health insurance prior authorization ...