UnitedHealthcare Services Inc. will pay $2.5 million under a deal given final approval by a federal court to settle a class action alleging it made telemarketing calls to consumers without their ...

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

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

A Wall Street Journal investigation found the federal government paid insurers an estimated $44 billion from 2018 through ...

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

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

"Prior authorization is often denied because a provider has not provided all of the necessary information," Moran told Newsday on Monday. "It's often something key that the plan needs, and the plan ...

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

UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and dozens of other insurers promised Monday they’re working to scale back a health care practice ...

This latest move by health insurers will give patients faster access to health care with "fewer challenges navigating the ...