Prior authorizations are the way MA managed care plans pre-approve some procedures before they’ll pay for them.

Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, MPH, warns that prior authorization barriers are delaying critical cancer treatments and urges a ...

Statewide, 60% of Medicare eligible residents in Florida were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans in 2023 compared to a ...

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Cigna Group CI.N plans to make changes to help lower out-of-pocket cost of prescription drugs, the company said on Wednesday, as it responds to criticism over the role of its pharmacy benefit ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Cigna Group (CI.N), opens new tab plans to make changes to help lower out-of-pocket cost of prescription drugs, the company said on Wednesday, as it responds to criticism over ...

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the AMA found that just 23% of physicians reported that their electronic health system offers electronic prior authorization for prescription medications. Physicians said the phone was the most common ...

Health insurers now routinely refuse to pay for more expensive drugs or procedures until they have issued a “prior authorization.” Prior authorization is designed to prevent a physician from ...