Can’t get a prescription renewed? Here’s how to cope with prior authorizations
(By Sarah Boden for NPR) A woman with multiple sclerosis wanted to be able to walk up the stairs without
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Prior Authorization
Alabama bill would restrict insurers’ use of AI in prior authorization decisions
(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Alabama Senate has passed legislation that would impose new requirements on insurers that
Read MoreExamining the Potential Impact of Medicare’s New WISeR Model
(Authors: Alex Cottrill, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Misha Segal for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb
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Optum rolls out AI-powered prior authorization tools for payers, providers
(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Optum has launched a pair of AI-driven prior authorization products, one designed to
Read MorePoll: People View Prior Authorization as Greatest Burden in Navigating the Health System
(By Craig Palosky for The Kaiser Family Foundation) New KFF polling explores the challenges beyond costs that people with insurance
Read MoreKFF Health Tracking Poll: Prior Authorizations Rank as Public’s Biggest Burden When Getting Health Care
(Authors: Ashley Kirzinger, Julian Montalvo III, and Liz Hamel for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 2, 2026) As the
Read MoreAfter Series of Denials, His Insurer Approved Doctor-Recommended Cancer Care. It Was Too Late.
(By Lauren Sausser for KFF Health News) For nearly three years, Eric Tennant endured chemotherapy infusions, rounds of radiation, biopsies,
Read More8 things to know about the Medicare prior authorization pilot program
(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction initiative from CMS will take effect next
Read MoreJohns Hopkins convenes group to tackle prior authorization
(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) Over the next several months, health plans, health systems, policymakers and patients led
Read MoreAHA pushes CMS to delay Medicare prior authorization pilot
(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) The American Hospital Association is urging CMS to delay its Medicare prior authorization
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