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

A credit card authorization key is a secure code used to process transactions, confirming purchases and preventing fraud between POS systems and banks.

More than 50 major insurers have pledged to streamline prior authorization starting in 2026, but providers remain cautiously optimistic and skeptical that the changes will truly reduce burden or ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Health insurers are beginning to adopt AI to support prior authorization decisions. But is this a good thing? Experts weighed in during a panel discussion held by KFF on Thursday. One panelist said ...

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The start of the legislative session is just around the corner. Beginning in December, the Missouri Senate allows senators to ...

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 ...

The Kroger Co. shared that its board of directors has approved an incremental $2.0 billion share repurchase authorization.