The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlined changes that will be made to speed up and align the prior authorization process across all payers, during a press call on Tuesday. CMS released ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. Over the last several years, prior authorization has become a ...

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 ...

A six-state pilot program will target “wasteful care” under Medicare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says.

Highmark was among more than 50 health insurers who pledged Monday to speed up and slim down prior authorization, the process through which patients and their doctors must seek insurance approval for ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Inefficiencies in prior authorization systems erode patient trust and can seriously impact care. Reform could ...