Ahead of HIMSS26, Sairohith Thummarakoti of Texas A&M University–Kingsville previews his talk on how agentic AI and low-code ...
The idea behind it seems reasonable: Insurers want to ensure treatments are medically necessary before they pay for them. But ...
Prior authorization has long been a sticking point between payers and providers, with payers arguing that it’s necessary to control costs and ensure that care is medically necessary and providers ...
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 ...
“Nationally nearly half of all Medicare Advantage enrollees are now eligible for prior authorization and reimbursement for ReWalk 7,” said Mark Grant, CEO of Lifeward. “This prior authorization ...
Humana and UnitedHealthcare, which granted authorization in November, are the two largest Medicare Advantage providers in the U.S., accounting for 47% of all Medicare Advantage enrollees This latest ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has selected the six technology companies that will administer artificial intelligence-powered prior authorization programs for Medicare, STAT has ...
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 ...
Three new studies highlighted the growing burden of prior authorization on both oncologists and patients. Findings from a survey of radiation oncologists, for instance, revealed that more than 80% ...
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 ...