Payers have new deadlines to issue prior authorization decisions — 72 hours for urgent requests and seven days for non-urgent ones. Prior authorization is a process wherein a doctor must get approval ...

As the year comes to a close, the Trump administration seems to be going in two different directions when it comes to the use of prior authorization in Medicare. On the one hand, there is the effort ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jesse Pines is an expert in healthcare innovation and wellness. Health insurer prior authorization has increased considerably in ...

Health insurers are beginning to adopt AI to support prior authorization decisions. But is this a good thing? Experts weighed in during a panel discussion held by KFF on Thursday. One panelist said ...

Beginning next year, the CMS will launch an AI-powered prior authorization process for some services as it seeks to cut funding for what it deems medically unnecessary care. The Center for Medicare ...

When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut was at high risk for lung cancer. A specialist ...

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