UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health and Humana had the highest denial rates for long-term care requests, according to a report from ...

Insurance companies deny cancer treatment claims for several reasons: a therapy may be deemed experimental or not yet ...

When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut was at high risk for lung cancer. A specialist ...

As doctors, we do our best to spend time with patients and make medical decisions that are best for their health. These days, insurance companies are making it increasingly difficult to do both. They ...

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In its announcement Tuesday, UnitedHealthcare said prior authorization is required for only 2% of its medical services, and 92 percent of submitted requests are approved in less t ...

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Patients may not notice major changes right away, as the state works with insurers and medical offices to enact them.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the prior authorization process had become the bane of doctors and patients. Physicians say that health insurers’ authorization requirements, which can delay the use ...

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A man with leukemia wrestles with his insurance company for access to medications to manage his excruciating pain. An oncologist is forced to delay needed treatments while arguing for health insurance ...