Doctors are cheering the new federal rule announced Wednesday which will speed up health insurance company decisions on whether to authorize or deny medical care or treatments for millions of patients ...

Insurance companies often make doctors ask their permission before treating patients. This template can help medical professionals explain how it works. By Ron Lieber Ron Lieber will update this ...

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Massachusetts insurance regulators unveiled sweeping prior authorization reforms that would scrap pre-approval requirements ...

The CMS said the rule to improve the prior authorization process will begin primarily in 2026. The policies are expected to result in approximately $15 billion of estimated savings over ten years. Get ...

A lot has been said about the outpouring of social media posts in the wake of the killing of insurance company CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month, with many of the posts describing horror stories ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of ...

Health insurance companies and states will have to resolve prior authorization requests more quickly under a final rule the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published Wednesday. Insurers in ...

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services put forth a new set of rules to curb private insurance's use of prior authorization. These new rules will go into effect in 2026 and will impact care for the ...