A House Republican has proposed a simple way to end complaints about health plan prior authorization programs: eliminate health plan prior authorization programs. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., has ...

while increasing insurance company profits. Prior authorization for medical care was started in the mid-1980s as a marketing scheme by health insurance companies. I know. I was in the room where ...

Insurance subsidiary UnitedHealthcare is "very close" to rolling out an initiative to streamline prior authorization requests, Witty said. “We have incredible opportunities here to improve ...

However, details are still being worked out, both said. The argument for reform of prior authorization Reeder said all insurance companies use prior authorization and claim it helps control costs ...

Lambeth said he would support eliminating all prior authorizations that "will actually reduce health care costs." "But insurance companies make a lot of money off prior authorizations, and it is ...

However, details are still being worked out, both said. Reeder said all insurance companies use prior authorization and claim it helps control costs by avoiding unapproved or less cost-effective ...

The North Carolina Legislative Building, where the General Assembly meets, on Jones Street in downtown Raleigh, N.C. on Sept. 1, 2021 ...