Last summer, the Trump administration announced a voluntary pledge by health insurers to reform prior authorization, which often requires patients or their doctors to seek preapproval from insurers ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – State insurance regulators unveiled sweeping prior authorization reforms that would scrap pre-approval requirements for “many routine and essential” health care services, Gov. Maura ...

BOSTON — Massachusetts health insurers will be required to streamline, and in some cases scrap altogether, pre-approval for many routine medical procedures and medications under proposed new state ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOSTON (SHNS) – State insurance regulators unveiled sweeping prior authorization reforms that would scrap pre-approval ...

State insurance regulators unveiled sweeping prior authorization reforms that would scrap pre-approval requirements for "many routine and essential" health care services, Gov. Maura Healey announced ...