Recipients of Medicaid frequently face prior authorization hurdles when pursuing medical care or treatment. Medicaid is a joint federal–state public health insurance program that provides healthcare ...

Prior authorization, a process that requires physicians to obtain approval from health care insurers before certain treatments are covered, may keep patients from filling prescriptions for two ...

Prior authorization, a process that requires physicians to obtain approval from health care insurers before certain treatments are covered, may keep patients from filling prescriptions for two ...

State laws that ban insurance prior authorization for buprenorphine-a leading medication for opioid use disorder-may not help more patients stay in treatment for the recommended minimum of 180 days, ...

Last summer, the Trump administration announced a voluntary pledge by health insurers to reform prior authorization, but patient advocates and medical providers remain skeptical.

Columnist Desiree Lama finds herself having to argue that a medicine that she has been taking for migraines for years is still needed.

Technological innovation in healthcare is wonderful, but what matters more is how providers and patients benefit from that innovation.

Last summer, the Trump administration announced a voluntary pledge by health insurers to reform prior authorization, which often requires patients or their doctors to seek preapproval from insurers ...