NPR's Michel Martin speaks with American Medical Association President Bruce Scott about how physicians and patients are burdened by insurance companies' systems of prior authorization. A lot has been ...

Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in New York drew widespread attention to health insurers’ practice of denying or delaying doctor-ordered care, the largest U.S.

A man with leukemia wrestles with his insurance company for access to medications to manage his excruciating pain. An oncologist is forced to delay needed treatments while arguing for health insurance ...

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 ...

Several dozen insurers — including insurance giants UnitedHealthcare, Elevance, Aetna, Cigna and Kaiser Permanente — announced Monday that they will make “prior authorization,” a practice that many ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said during a press conference on Monday that health insurers have "agreed to sheath their swords" and work together on ...

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 ...

Patients and medical professionals complain that prior authorization interferes with treatment, causes medical provider burnout, and increases administrative costs. A new Missouri bill would establish ...

As you and your doctor talk about a treatment plan for the medical issue you came to discuss your assumption is that there are only the two of you in the examination room. But alas, that’s not true.

Recently, we put together a template to help medical professionals explain a confusing process. Readers gave us very pointed feedback, so we updated it. By Ron Lieber Two months ago, I shared my tale ...

While the headaches and life-altering results of insurance pre-authorizations are not new to physicians or patients, lately things have been getting worse. Patients are sending more and more messages ...