When you join a Medicare Advantage plan, your care sometimes requires an extra step before treatment begins. This process is called prior authorization, and it helps your insurance plan confirm that a ...

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 ...

An insurance company often requires this type of preapproval for certain services, procedures, prescription medications, and medical supplies. Your healthcare team can often help you navigate this ...

In Massachusetts, health plans are required by state law to collaborate with physicians to develop medical necessity guidelines used for prior authorization. Not only would abandoning prior ...

Christopher Marks noticed an immediate improvement when his doctor prescribed him the Type 2 diabetes medication Mounjaro last year. The 40-year-old truck driver from Kansas City, Missouri, said his ...

Belmar, NJ – The National Council of Insurance Legislators concluded a highly successful 2025 Spring National Meeting from April 24 th – 27 th in Charleston, SC. In what was the first of the ...

State lawmakers want to crack down on an insurance practice that requires people to wait for approval for medical treatments. The practice is known as "prior authorization." Patients often have to ...