Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network is partnering with Humata Health for AI-powered touchless prior authorizations. AHN is the first health system to implement the fully automated, touchless ...
The Mississippi Legislature on Thursday passed a bill on prior authorization for medical procedures, and it has now been sent to the governor's desk for final consideration. Both chambers in the past ...
61% — The percentage of physicians who said that patients frequently abandon a recommended treatment due to prior authorizations in Medscape’s “They’re Awful and Impede Patient Care: Medscape ...
Many physicians and practices say prior authorization is a major administrative burden and have urged lawmakers to institute reforms to the process for commercial and public payers. Nearly 97% of ...
Many health systems and patients have struggled with prior authorization procedures. Prior authorization practices are staying in the spotlight. Health systems are looking for payers to do more to ...
A screen displays the logo and trading information for Humana on the floor of the NYSE in New York (Reuters) -Humana said on Tuesday it would eliminate about one-third of prior authorizations for ...
A man with leukemia wrestles with his insurance company for access to medications to manage his excruciating pain. An oncologist is forced to delay needed treatments while arguing for health insurance ...
DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A recent national poll commissioned by Let My Doctors Decide (LMDD) found that a majority of health care consumers oppose prior authorization policies imposed by health ...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beginning July 1, 2020, Medicare began requiring prior authorization for five types of surgery – blepharoplasty, botulinum toxin injections, ...
UnitedHealthcare halted its controversial prior authorization policy for gastroenterology endoscopy services, set to start on June 1, opting instead to move forward with an advanced notification ...
A new Medicare pilot program will require prior authorization for certain medical procedures, using AI to approve or deny coverage A new program from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...
Like millions of older adults, Frances L. Ayres faced a choice when picking health insurance: Pay more for traditional Medicare, or opt for a plan offered by a private insurer and risk drawn-outfights ...