California voters told lawmakers last fall that they wanted doctors to get paid more to see low-income patients.
Prior authorizations create substantial administrative and financial burdens on physicians and patients and can disrupt the continuity of care.
Rep. Mark Green, MD, a Republican from Tennessee, reintroduced a bill to Congress that would reform prior authorization requirements, The Hill reported March 27. “As a survivor of both colon and ...
The board would require that board-certified physicians make determinations about whether care is medically necessary.
The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson prompted both grief and public outrage about the ways insurers deny ...