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 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 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 MoreAI Will Soon Have a Say in Approving or Denying Medicare Treatments
(By Lauren Sausser and Darius Tahir for KFF Health News) Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the
Read MoreWhen hospitals and insurers fight, patients get caught in the middle
(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) Amy Frank said it took 17 hours on the phone over nearly three weeks, bouncing
Read MoreLawmakers question adding prior authorization for traditional Medicare services
(By: Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) A group of House Democrats is seeking answers from CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz,
Read MorePrior Authorization Process Policies in Medicaid Managed Care: Findings from a Survey of State Medicaid Programs
(By Jada Raphael, Elizabeth Hinton, Aimee Lashbrook, and Kathleen Gifford for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 07, 2025) Medicaid
Read MoreMedicare Advantage in 2025: Premiums, Out-of-Pocket Limits, Supplemental Benefits, and Prior Authorization
(By Nancy Ochieng, Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul
Read MoreKFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Finds Prior Authorization Process Difficult to Manage
(By Grace Sparks, Julian Montalvo III, Shannon Schumacher, Ashley Kirzinger, and Liz Hamel for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul
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