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Health insurers promise to improve coverage reviews that prompt delays and complaints
- Health plans under major U.S. insurers have agreed to reduce prior authorizations, a common issue for patients and providers when accessing care.
- The group, which includes insurers like CVS Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Cigna, aims to simplify care for 257 million Americans.
- Insurers plan to standardize electronic prior authorization by the end of next year to expedite the process.
- Experts believe that any move towards standardization is encouraging after years of complications in prior authorization.
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Trump admin lands pledge from 75% of health insurers in effort to improve patient care
Roughly three-quarters of the nation's health insurance providers signed a series of commitments this week in an effort to improve patient care by reducing bureaucratic hurdles caused by insurance companies' prior-authorization requirements.
Health insurers promise to reduce barriers to care under pressure from Trump administration
WASHINGTON — Last week’s pledge from more than 40 health insurers to cut down on prior authorizations came after some behind-the-scenes convincing from the Trump administration. The administration pushed insurers to sign a voluntary pledge to cut back on prior authorizations and simplify the process, Health and Human Services Department Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday. The pledge came from two major insurance industry lobbying grou…
HHS promotes insurer pledge to scale back prior authorization
Federal health officials on Monday touted pledges they have received from the health insurance industry to streamline and reform the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care and Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace plans which account for most insured Americans. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers…
Health insurers agree to speed up prior authorizations for common services and procedures
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday that major health insurers have promised to streamline the prior authorization process.The arrangement is expected to make it easier for people to get advance approvals from their health insurance provider, which are often required for common health tests or prescription services, and procedures like childbirth or colonoscopies.The voluntary agreement between HHS and the …
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