'They won’t help me': Sickest patients face insurance denials despite policy fixes
Ekirch said specialists have suggested that a series of infusions made from blood plasma called intravenous immunoglobulin -- ...
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Optum to drop prior authorization requirement for dozens of drugs
Optum Rx — which includes the pharmacy benefit manager of health care conglomerate UnitedHealth Group — is dropping annual ...
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Bipartisan bill targets prior authorization transparency, physician decision-making
Bipartisan lawmakers have introduced a bill that aims to more closely align Medicare insurers’ prior authorization denials ...
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Optum Rx says it will eliminate 10% of prior authorizations
The massive pharmacy benefit manager plans to stop requiring coverage reauthorizations for roughly 80 drugs used to treat ...
Bipartisan bill seeks to get rid of prior authorization
Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) reintroduced a bill Thursday seeking to nix prior authorization requirements in Medicare, Medicare ...
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Medicare Drug Price Negotiation: Saving Money for Medicare, but What About Patients?
Evaluating current formulary access for the 25 drugs selected for Drug Price Negotiation in Medicare Part D shows several selected drugs have ...
NC Senate passes health care overhaul that would crack down on ‘surprise billing’
The bill would also ban insurance companies from using artificial intelligence as the “sole basis” for denying requests for ...
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Doctors call for reform on insurance practice they say impacts care and leads to burnout
Lawmakers are trying to reform a health insurance practice known as prior authorization, which was originally aimed at ...
Reform prior authorization. Don't eliminate it. | Letters
Prior authorization is one of the few tools to keep health care costs in check, ensuring that treatments are medically ...
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Optum Rx to drop prior authorization for dozens of prescription drugs
Optum Rx, the pharmacy benefit manager under UnitedHealth Group, is set to eliminate prior authorization requirements for ...