Nearly all those who have Medicare Advantage plans must deal with prior authorization. Now more prior authorization issues are appearing with Part D prescription drugs.

Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) hopes his personal ordeal with prior authorizations will help inspire Congress to act.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - The North Carolina House passed the CARE FIRST Act on Thursday, described as a life-saving piece of ...

The packed agenda featured topics such as: prior authorization reform efforts; the use of genetic testing in life insurance underwriting; insurers’ use of artificial intelligence; prescription drug ...

AHN is the first health system to implement the fully automated, touchless prior authorization process, according to an April 28 news release. By entering a procedure order into the EHR, AHN can now ...

In the case of the other family, a U.S. citizen child suffering from a rare form of metastatic cancer was deported without medication or the ability to consult with their treating physicians–despite ...

The new law puts deadlines on prior authorization decisions and puts denials in the hands of doctors, not insurance analysts. North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong signed Senate Bill 2280 into law on ...

“This bill actually starts to move the needle when it comes to prior authorization requests,” Klimesh says. “All too often myself and all my colleagues in this chamber hear from our local ...

US Geological Survey said that a 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday morning, with the tremor centred 2.5 miles (four kilometres) south of Julian, which is around 20 miles ...

Prior authorization programs delay patient care, increase emotional and financial costs on patients, create administrative burdens, increase hospitalizations and cause patient harm. × This page ...

Rep. Mark Green, MD, of Tennessee has reintroduced legislation taking aim at prior authorization requirements in Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans. Five things to ...