Medicare is launching a new pilot program that will require prior approval for 17 health services using artificial ...

Health insurance companies are expected to hold to their promises in 2026 to “streamline, simplify and reduce” prior ...

The Department of Homeland Security has issued an update to industry partners clarifying the current status of its Small ...

Payers have new deadlines to issue prior authorization decisions — 72 hours for urgent requests and seven days for non-urgent ones. Prior authorization is a process wherein a doctor must get approval ...

As the year comes to a close, the Trump administration seems to be going in two different directions when it comes to the use ...

When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut was at high risk for lung cancer. A specialist ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jesse Pines is an expert in healthcare innovation and wellness. Health insurer prior authorization has increased considerably in ...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. He weighed 97 pounds and wasn’t expected to survive a year ...