Patients in Iowa will soon no longer need to wonder if their health insurance companies will approve certain care their ...

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 ...

UnitedHealthcare is taking a big step to make healthcare access easier.

Insurance red tape is delaying care, driving up costs and consuming hours of physicians' time — and patients are paying the price.

The largest U.S. health insurer said it will eliminate approval requirements for some treatments, including select outpatient ...

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As a surgeon and leader at Rothman Orthopaedics, I have spent years studying the real-world failures of prior authorization.

Health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare said on May 5 it will eliminate prior-approval requirements for 30% of health care services amid complaints that administrative tasks delay or deny people care.

UnitedHealthcare plans to eliminate prior authorization requirements for 30% of services by the end of 2026.

As doctors, we do our best to spend time with patients and make medical decisions that are best for their health. These days, insurance companies are making it increasingly difficult to do both. They ...

When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut was at high risk for lung cancer. A specialist ...