California is one of 31 states that passed laws in 2025 limiting insurance companies’ use of prior authorization to approve ...

Months after the killing of a top health insurance executive unleashed Americans’ pent-up anger over denials of medical care, the industry announced Monday that it will take action to “streamline, ...

Some medical procedures and treatments require prior authorization from your health insurance company, meaning you'll need pre-approval before you can receive care. This episode, health care reporter ...

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While the cost of health care remains the dominant worry among Americans, the process of obtaining prior authorization from ...

UnitedHealthcare, Kaiser Permanente and other major U.S. health insurers say they want to make it faster and easier for patients to obtain care. Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), a trade association that ...

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that the country’s largest health insurers have promised to take steps to streamline the often-criticized prior ...

Health plans under major U.S. insurers said Monday they have voluntarily agreed to speed up and reduce prior authorizations – a process that is often a major pain point for patients and providers when ...

Changes to health insurance don't come overnight, but they're coming. A new report says a group of insurers has committed to making it easier for some patients to get appropriate care by improving the ...

Health insurance underwriting evaluates applicants' profiles to determine policy terms. Factors include age, health history, ...

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