These health care hurdles can stand in the way of getting treatment your doctor says you need. Here’s what to know about how ...
People walk inside a Medicare Services office in New York City. People walk inside a Medicare Services office in New York City.Spencer Platt—Getty Images Reporter Some Medicare recipients are set to ...
While progress at the federal level is slow, state legislatures are passing bills aimed at improving the prior authorizations process for healthcare providers. State legislatures are taking action to ...
Prior authorization — the process by which insurers review and approve or deny treatments prescribed by doctors — has become “the only piece of healthcare that every single stakeholder, including ...
Major health insurance providers have agreed to reduce the need for prior authorization — the requirement that patients must get approval from insurers before receiving certain treatments or risk ...
Recently, we put together a template to help medical professionals explain a confusing process. Readers gave us very pointed feedback, so we updated it. By Ron Lieber Two months ago, I shared my tale ...
As congressional Democrats and Republicans battle over how to avert a potential government shutdown, another issue -- reining in prior authorizations -- remains on both parties' radar screens, ...
Jaclyn Mayo has multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that damages the nervous system and can mess with coordination and balance. To get steadier on her feet, Mayo had been trying to lose weight: ...