Doctors describe prior authorization as a time‑consuming, opaque process that disrupts care and burdens providers. CoverMyMeds has introduced an integrated platform combining benefits investigation, ...

Current prior authorization practices drive worse patient outcomes and increased utilization of healthcare resources due to unnecessary encounters or ineffective care, a majority of physicians said in ...

While insurers impose prior authorization requirements to manage cost and quality control, most physicians say the rules cause unnecessary waste and can lead to avoidable harm for patients, according ...

Editor’s note: David Charles is a practicing neurologist and chief medical officer at the Alliance for Patient Access. The first draft of this piece was written by Amanda Conschafter, communications ...

Prior authorization forces doctors to spend 13 hours a week fighting insurers. New federal rules are changing that. Here's ...

When utilization review is required by health insurers before patients can receive services or treatments, it is called prior authorization (PA). 2, 3 (Table 1) Stated goals of PA include screening ...