South Country Health Alliance Selects Itiliti Health’s PA Checkpoint to Streamline Prior Authorization Transparency

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, UNITED STATES, January 11, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Itiliti Health is proud to announce that South ...
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Prior authorization could stand between you and your doctor’s care and here's what it really means, how delays happen and what do if you’re denied

If you’ve ever waited days, weeks or months for your doctor to get the green light from your insurance company before moving forward with treatment, you’ve likely felt the sting of priorization. And ...
CNN

Insurers promised to ease a major patient pain point after executive’s murder. Here’s what’s happened

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 ...
KUOW

Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI

Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
The New York Times

The Health Insurance Prior Authorization Memo That You Helped Write

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 ...
Morningstar

Rhyme Collaborates with Microsoft to Explore Touchless Prior Auth Capability at the Point of Care through Dragon Copilot

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rhyme is excited to announce a collaboration with Microsoft to integrate with Microsoft Dragon Copilot to demonstrate that touchless prior authorization ...
Insurancenewsnet.com

Prior authorization subject of NCOIL model act

Prior authorization has become a hot-button issue in health care, and the National Council of Insurance Legislators will tackle the issue at its annual meeting in November. A draft of NCOIL’s Prior ...
Healthcare Dive

Medicare prior authorization pilot raises concerns among providers

The CMS will soon make it more difficult for providers in six states to get reimbursed in Medicare for certain medical procedures it has deemed “low value,” but some stakeholders worry it could lead ...
MarketWatch

Plenful Unveils AI Suite to Automate Intake and Prior Authorization, Accelerating Patient Care and Slashing Admin Work by 75%

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Plenful, the leading AI workflow automation platform modernizing healthcare, today announced its Intake Authorization Management Suite. Built to end ...
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Plenful Unveils AI Suite to Automate Intake and Prior Authorization, Accelerating Patient Care and Slashing Admin Work by 75%

Already creating impact across top organizations like BioMatrix Specialty Infusion Pharmacy and Renown Health, Plenful's suite streamlines the entire intake authorization workflow from end-to-end ...
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Fighting a Health Insurance Denial? Here Are 7 Tips To Help

When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn’t pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to ease her neurological pain, she prepared for battle. This story also ran on ...
Oregonian

Medicare will require more prior authorization in some states

Medicare enrollees in Washington and five other states could soon need preapproval for certain medical services — a familiar hurdle for commercial insurance plans, including Medicare Advantage, but ...