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How prior insurance authorization affects physicians and the care they give patients

A lot has been said about the outpouring of social media posts in the wake of the killing of insurance company CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month, with many of the posts describing horror stories ...
USA Today

Health insurers vow to fix this common source of consumer complaints: What to know

Large health insurance companies vowed to cut down the use of and improve a common tool to vet requests before letting doctors bill for medical services or prescriptions. UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross ...
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 ...
AOL

7 ways to fight back when your health insurance says 'no' to prior authorization

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. It took years, a chain of ...
The State Journal-Register

Here's what to do when your health insurance requires prior authorization for a treatment

Recently two members of our family had to obtain prior authorization from their health insurance. One person wanted a knee replacement by an orthopedic surgeon and his request was approved; the other ...
CNN

States target health insurers’ ‘prior authorization’ red tape

Christopher Marks noticed an immediate improvement when his doctor prescribed him the Type 2 diabetes medication Mounjaro last year. The 40-year-old truck driver from Kansas City, Missouri, said his ...

After man's death following insurance denials, West Virginia tackles prior authorization

Six months after Eric Tennant died following a protracted battle with his health insurer over doctor-recommended cancer care, ...
Los Angeles Times

5 takeaways from health insurers’ new pledge to improve prior authorization

Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in New York drew widespread attention to health insurers’ practice of denying or delaying doctor-ordered care, the largest U.S.
USA Today

For patients and doctors, insurance prior authorization can be a dangerous game | Opinion

A man with leukemia wrestles with his insurance company for access to medications to manage his excruciating pain. An oncologist is forced to delay needed treatments while arguing for health insurance ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

Missouri and other states target health insurance red tape of 'prior authorization'

Patients and medical professionals complain that prior authorization interferes with treatment, causes medical provider burnout, and increases administrative costs. A new Missouri bill would establish ...
NPR

How prior insurance authorization affects physicians and the care they give patients

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with American Medical Association President Bruce Scott about how physicians and patients are burdened by insurance companies' systems of prior authorization. A lot has been ...
The Register-Herald

After man’s death following insurance denials, W.Va. tackles prior authorization

Six months after a West Virginia man died following a protracted battle with his health insurer over doctor-recommended ...