Several major U.S. health insurers announce they will voluntarily speed up and simplify the prior authorization process.

Some of the nation's health insurers say they're taking steps to speed the process by which doctors approve medical care.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a pledge from insurers to streamline the prior authorization process for American patients.

The financial toll of opioid use disorder in the U.S. reaches an estimated $934 billion per year, according to a report by Avalere Health. That figure includes lost productivity, health insurance and ...

A bipartisan bill threatens to close a costly Medicare Advantage loophole, allowing the Department of Veterans Affairs to ...

Mehmet Oz recently took the reins as the new head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees health coverage for nearly half of Americans. He will ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz announced the health insurance changes during a Monday afternoon press conference.

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

Major insurers say they’ll ease up on the prior-authorization practice that can delay necessary care for patients.

The nation’s major health insurers are promising to scale back and improve a widely despised practice that leads to care ...

Months after the killing of a top health insurance executive unleashed Americans’ pent-up anger over denials of medical care, ...

Federal health officials on Monday touted pledges they have received from the health insurance industry to streamline and reform the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid ...