Highmark was among more than 50 health insurers who pledged Monday to speed up and slim down prior authorization, the process through which patients and their doctors must seek insurance approval for ...

Large health insurance companies vowed to cut down the use of and improve a common tool to vet requests before letting doctors bill for medical services or prescriptions. UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross ...

Sandra Johnson started feeling short of breath a few years ago, and sometimes it dramatically limited what she could do. "Getting up to walk from my bedroom to the bathroom, I will be so out of breath ...

The new Medicare initiative would apply to claims for procedures such as steroid injections for pain management, electrical nerve stimulator implants, skin and tissue substitutes, devices for ...

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July 22 (Reuters) - Humana (HUM.N), opens new tab said on Tuesday it would eliminate about one-third of prior authorizations for outpatient services by next year, the latest insurer to address the ...