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When Joe Buck joined ESPN back in 2022 to lead the network's Monday Night Football coverage, it meant a farewell to three decades as the lead voice in baseball. But for Thursday's 2025 Opening Day ...

The Pirates will begin their home schedule next Friday when the New York Yankees come to town and the price to get in is going up. KDKA's Chris Hoffman spoke to a couple fans about their feelings ...

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Lawmakers are trying to reform an insurance practice aimed at curbing unnecessary treatments called "prior authorization” — when health care providers need approval from insurers before delivering ...

Reauthorization is a type of prior authorization, a process used by insurers and PBMs to help determine the medical necessity of services, procedures and medications before coverage. Insurance ...

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In 2023, the company eliminated 20% of prior authorization requirements and in 2024, introduced a gold card program, which allows certain providers to skip prior authorization for specific services.

Optum Rx said it plans to apply the policy to additional drugs in the future. Prior authorization requires doctors to get approval from a patient’s health or drug plan before providing a medical ...