Major health insurers say they have cut prior authorizations, but the AMA says physicians report that the burden of prior ...
SamaCare, the leading platform for medical benefit prior authorization, today announced the release of its Medical Benefit ...
Prior authorization has become one of the clearest points where administrative complexity directly affects patient care. For ...
Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits provider of the Cigna Group, will be removing close to 25% of medical services from prior authorization requirements, the insurer said today. With the removal of ...
UnitedHealthcare will exempt some rural medical providers from most medical prior authorization requirements as part of a push to lower costs and improve care in rural areas. The health insurance ...
Medical practices experienced greater regulatory burdens over the past year that directed resources away from patient care, according to a report out Tuesday from the Medical Group Management ...
Health plans have been expanding the use of prior authorization as a tool to control costs for several years, to the frustration of physicians. MGMA members put the practice at the top of a list of ...
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