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Part D/Prescription Drugs Prior Authorization

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

Eileen Cook February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 Medicare Part D, Prior Authorization

Artificial Intelligence Legislative Update 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

Eileen Cook February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 AI, AI Powered Prior Authorization, Prior Authorization

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General Prior Authorization

Examining 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

Eileen Cook February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare’s WISeR Model, Older Adults, prior authorization requirements

Artificial Intelligence Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Prior Authorization

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

Eileen Cook February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 AI, AI Powered Prior Authorization, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

Prior Authorization

Poll: 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

Eileen Cook February 4, 2026February 4, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, prior authorization requirements

Health Insurance Prior Authorization

KFF 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

Eileen Cook February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 Health Insurance, prior authorization requirements

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Prior Authorization

After 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,

Eileen Cook November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Prior Authorization

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General Prior Authorization

8 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

Eileen Cook November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, prior authorization requirements, WISeR Model

Emerging Health Issues Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Prior Authorization

Johns 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

Eileen Cook November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 Healthcare Finance, Healthcare redesign, Prior Authorization

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Prior Authorization

AHA 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

Eileen Cook October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 AHA, CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Prior Authorization Pilot