These health care hurdles can stand in the way of getting treatment your doctor says you need. Here's what to know about how ...

Have you ever walked into the pharmacy and been told that your prescription requires a prior authorization? But your healthcare professional prescribed something for you, and you brought in your ...

Major health insurers in the U.S. pledged Monday to overhaul the prior authorization process. Prior authorization means insurers require approval before they’ll cover medical care, a prescription or a ...

Prior authorization is a major pain point for physicians—but emerging tech could help, according to new data. In a case study of new prior authorization technology from Holon Solutions, a primary care ...

State laws that ban insurance prior authorization for buprenorphine—a leading medication for opioid use disorder—may not help more patients stay in treatment for the recommended minimum of 180 days, ...

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the prior authorization process had become the bane of doctors and patients. Physicians say that health insurers’ authorization requirements, which can delay the use ...

A new study has found that prior authorizations for anti–vascular endothelial growth factor treatment led to a delay in patient care for most patients. Anti-VEGF treatments have been used in patients ...

Prior authorization requires doctors to get approval from a patient’s insurance company before they’ll cover a procedure, prescription or a service such as an imaging exam. Companies use the process ...