AI clinical conversation platform Abridge is partnering with health information network Availity to launch a real-time prior ...
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, UNITED STATES, January 11, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Itiliti Health is proud to announce that South ...
A year ago, the fatal shooting of a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk unleashed many Americans’ pent-up frustration with insurers’ delays and denials of care. UnitedHealthcare CEO ...
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Recently, we put together a template to help medical professionals explain a confusing process. Readers gave us very pointed feedback, so we updated it. By Ron Lieber Two months ago, I shared my tale ...
A breast cancer diagnosis should trigger immediate action. But for many patients, the journey to treatment begins with delays, often caused by outdated prior authorization (PA) processes. Designed to ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Therapists treating Medicaid enrollees in Colorado will have to get the state’s authorization to conduct more than 24 sessions with an individual patient in ...
A CMS pilot program that would add prior authorization for some traditional fee-for-service Medicare services has come under increased scrutiny by some members of Congress, including a call to pause ...
The program, called WISeR, aims to reduce wasteful spending and fraud in the Medicare system. Doctors and Democrats have raised concerns that the pre-approval process could delay or deny necessary ...
As congressional Democrats and Republicans battle over how to avert a potential government shutdown, another issue -- reining in prior authorizations -- remains on both parties' radar screens, ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A new Medicare pilot program, the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model, is set to launch next year in Ohio and five other states, potentially changing how older ...
Insurance companies often make doctors ask their permission before treating patients. This template can help medical professionals explain how it works. By Ron Lieber Ron Lieber will update this ...