Prior authorizations have long been hated by many, but insurers call them an essential tool they use to control spending.

People walk inside a Medicare Services office in New York City. Reporter Some Medicare recipients are set to experience a new “prior authorization” measure as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

While progress at the federal level is slow, state legislatures are passing bills aimed at improving the prior authorizations process for healthcare providers. State legislatures are taking action to ...

Have you ever walked into the pharmacy and been told that your prescription requires a prior authorization? But your healthcare professional prescribed something for you, and you brought in your ...

Major health insurance providers have agreed to reduce the need for prior authorization — the requirement that patients must get approval from insurers before receiving certain treatments or risk ...