Provider groups say new reforms proposed by the Biden administration to streamline prior authorization are a good start. But much more needs to be done—including creating gold-card programs that let ...

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On January 1, impacted payers will have limited time to respond to prior authorization requests, as mandated in the ...

Several provider groups pressed Medicare officials Tuesday to install several proposed reforms to prior authorization, including mandating an electronic process for plans to approve requests.

Latest software innovation automates every step of the authorization submission process, reducing time by 70% and dramatically boosting auto-approval rates Prior authorizations pose significant ...

Payers and providers came out in support of a new rule from the CMS proposing requirements on certain health insurers in a bid to improve the prior authorization process, though provider groups say ...

I mean, we have patients to see, folks! No one, and I mean no one, has time for that. Well, some good news for all of you in the industry secondary to part of the Biden-Harris administration’s ongoing ...

Providers, health plans and vendors represented by the nonprofit organization CAQH voted to set a two-day limit on prior authorization requests, the group said Feb. 4. Prior authorization comes at a ...

CMS finalized a rule Jan. 17 aiming to streamline the prior authorization process and improve the electronic exchange of health information that it estimates will save $15 billion over 10 years. ACHP ...

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy recently convened an in-person roundtable discussion on ...

Almost 80% of physicians surveyed by the AMA say patients are skipping care because of delays in prior authorizations. Prior authorizations are a consistent pain point in revenue cycle operations, and ...

LEHI, Utah, and LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY), a provider of leading healthcare payment software, today announced the launch of its Auth Accelerate solution, a ...