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

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

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 ...

Federal health officials on Monday touted pledges they have received from the health insurance industry to streamline and reform the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid ...

The voluntary changes focus on prior authorization, which means insurers require approval before covering medical care, a prescription or services like an imaging exam. Insurers say they do this to… ...

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.

Major insurers say they’ll ease up on the prior-authorization practice that can delay necessary care for ... “People lose their lives because of prior authorization,” Kennedy told reporters.

In 2023, Medicare Advantage insurers made nearly 50 million prior authorization determinations, according to the healthcare think tank KFF. That’s up from 42 million in 2022 and 37 million in 2021.

U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with major health insurers on ... The companies also will work on reducing the scope of claims that require prior authorization by January 1, ...

US Health Chief Kennedy Gets Pledge From Insurers on Prior Authorization Reform By Leah Douglas and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with ...