UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield and other health insurers plan fixes to prioer authorization, a common source of consumer complaints.

Prior authorization refers to when medical providers have to get approval from insurers before performing a service. Patients and providers have criticized insurance companies for denying prior authorization requests, saying that them doing so prevents or delays patients from accessing care that is recommended by their doctors.

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at health insurers' vows to improve prior authorization, Bell Labs’ IP commercialization, a new healthcare billionaire, a robot performing cataract surgery,