Medicare Advantage insurers received about 46.2 million prior authorization requests in 2022, up from 36.5 million in 2021, according to a recent KFF report. Of these 46.2 million requests, 7.4% (3.4 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Prior authorizations are standard this time of year as insurance changes. They’re essentially a request from your insurance asking for more information before agreeing to ...

A year ago, the fatal shooting of a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk unleashed many Americans’ pent-up frustration with insurers’ delays and denials of care. UnitedHealthcare CEO ...

Many states are enacting restrictions on insurers’ prior authorization policies, but these laws may increase costs and lead to other undesirable consequences. Many states have adopted or are ...

Prior authorization denials in Medicare Advantage (MA) jumped between 2021 and 2022, according to a new analysis from KFF. Researchers dived into data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

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Medicare Advantage insurers fully or partially denied 7.4% of prior authorization requests in 2022, an increase compared to the previous three years, according to an analysis by health policy research ...