HHS has secured a pledge from insurers to streamline the companies’ practice of requiring prior authorizations before ...

Major insurers say they’ll ease up on the prior-authorization practice that can delay necessary care for patients.

U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with major health insurers on Monday, extracting pledges that they will take additional measures to simplify their requirements for prior approval on ...

RFK Jr. said health insurance providers have committed to making the prior authorization process easier. The practice often delays or denies care to patients.

Federal officials and health insurance industry pledge to streamline the prior authorization process for Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA plans.

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

Health insurance companies have pledged to improve prior authorization with 6 key reforms, according to the HHS.

For many in long-term care, Monday’s announcement about voluntary prior authorization reforms reeks of unpleasant déjà vu. That’s because they’ve been denied before.

UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield and other health insurers plan fixes to prioer authorization, a common source of consumer complaints.

“Americans shouldn’t have to negotiate with their insurer to get the care they need,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., said Monday, announcing the changes at a meeting of ...