Cigna ends prior authorization requirements for 25% of procedures
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cigna Healthcare has removed prior authorization requirements for more than 600 medical procedures,
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Doctors and Patients Try to Shame Insurers Online to Reverse Prior Authorization Denials
(By Lauren Sausser for KFF Health News) Sally Nix was furious when her health insurance company refused to pay for
Read MoreAnother House bill takes aim at prior authorizations
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Maryland Rep. Mark Green has introduced a bill targeting prior authorization requirements in
Read MoreMedicaid managed care organizations deny 1 in 8 prior authorization requests: OIG
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS’ Office of Inspector General raised concerns about the rate of prior authorization
Read MoreLawmakers want CMS’ prior authorization proposal to go further
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) More than 230 U.S. representatives and 61 senators are asking HHS and CMS
Read More‘Stunning’ change to United’s colonoscopy coverage roils physicians and patients
(By Angus Chen for STAT) When gastroenterologists learned in March that UnitedHealthcare plans to barricade many colonoscopies behind a controversial
Read More‘We’re not deaf to the complaints’: Big payers moving to cut prior authorization requirements
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Cigna are moving to trim their prior authorization programs, which
Read MoreCMS Prior Authorization Proposal Aims to Streamline the Process and Improve Transparency
(By Kaye Pestaina, Justin Lo, Karen Pollitz, and Rayna Wallace for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 21, 2023) The Center
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Plans Denied 2 Million Prior Authorization Requests in 2021, About 6% of Such Requests
(By Chris Lee for Kaiser Family Foundation published February 2, 2023) Medicare Advantage plans denied two million prior authorization requests
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