The controversial prior authorization policy for colonoscopies that UnitedHealthcare wanted to put into effect today will not take place, the company said last night in a statement. Instead UHC ...

UnitedHealthcare ... said that the CVS-owned payer consistently reviews its prior authorization policies and has implemented a number of changes to decrease the number of prior authorization ...

Prior authorization has been a continual source of frustration for providers, and Wednesday UnitedHealthcare, the country's largest insurer, said it will offer some relief. The payer giant will ...

The advance notification requirement involves providers collecting and submitting patient data to UnitedHealthcare online or by phone before ... will eliminate prior authorization requirements ...

The letter also urges UHC not to ... calling the help number to report a change in procedure spend an average of an hour on hold per case. “AGA is troubled by the serious lack of specific details ...

UnitedHealth Group Inc. plans to cut the number of procedures and medical devices requiring prior authorization, addressing a common complaint of health providers and patients and potentially ...

UnitedHealthcare is launching a program next month geared toward streamlining prior authorization for qualifying providers. The UnitedHealth Group subsidiary's "gold card" program, offered across ...

Prior authorization ensures care is both safe and aligned with the most up-to-date clinical guidelines. UnitedHealthcare is reducing prior authorization requirements with new initiatives to ease ...

“These changes are part of ongoing efforts to reduce total UnitedHealthcare prior authorization volume. They represent the next step in our ongoing efforts to modernize the prior authorization ...

“We need to keep the pressure on UHC by sharing how bad prior authorization is for patients. AGA wants to hear from our members when insurance companies put up barriers to care,” Barbara ...