HB 4965 permits switching to an alternative medically appropriate treatment of equal or lesser value after initial approval, ...
Prior authorization of drugs, diagnostic testing, or other medical services “is intended to ensure that health care services are medically necessary by requiring providers to obtain approval before a ...
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 ...
Recently two members of our family had to obtain prior authorization from their health insurance. One person wanted a knee replacement by an orthopedic surgeon and his request was approved; the other ...
After Eric Tennant died, his widow vowed to speak out against West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency, which had ...
Few things frustrate patients more than the insurance paperwork that stands between them and the care they need. A new poll ...
Health plans have been expanding the use of prior authorization as a tool to control costs for several years, to the frustration of physicians. MGMA members put the practice at the top of a list of ...
CUPERTINO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / March 31, 2026 / Infinx Healthcare, a technology-enabled revenue cycle solutions provider, ...
For many clinicians, it's the small victories -- saving a patient from a life-threatening injury, helping a patient obtain much-needed medical treatment for cancer -- that bring immense satisfaction ...