Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) hopes his personal ordeal with prior authorizations will help inspire Congress to act.

If a person’s Medicare plan requires prior authorization, their doctor will typically take responsibility for submitting the request. A person may need to complete certain forms beforehand.

AHN is the first health system to implement the fully automated, touchless prior authorization process, according to an April 28 news release. By entering a procedure order into the EHR, AHN can now ...

The packed agenda featured topics such as: prior authorization reform efforts; the use of genetic testing in life insurance underwriting; insurers’ use of artificial intelligence; prescription drug ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - The North Carolina House passed the CARE FIRST Act on Thursday, described as a life-saving piece of ...

The announcement marks the second extension of a requirement that patients get approval from the contractor before receiving ...

Nearly all those who have Medicare Advantage plans must deal with prior authorization. Now more prior authorization issues ...

Critical changes are need to fix the time-wasting, care-delaying payer process. Highlighting prior authorization’s patient impact goes a long way. As state legislatures consider bills that could ...

Matt Lucas and Marina Prior in Les Miserables The Arena Spectacular.Credit: Daniel Boud “Australians don’t take things too seriously.” We do, however, take musicals seriously. Les ...

Physicians aren’t the only ones who see prior authorization (PA) practices as a significant problem, but John Brooks, deputy administrator at CMS, told a med tech audience that a renewed focus on ...