Prior authorizations have long been hated by many, but insurers call them an essential tool they use to control spending.

Powered by Phare Access – the smart patient access hub of R1’s Phare Operating System – R1 Prior Authorization manages the ...

Massachusetts insurance regulators unveiled sweeping prior authorization reforms that would scrap pre-approval requirements ...

As one provider told us in a national survey, “Prior authorizations are the pits!” This sentiment is shared widely both in and outside of the healthcare industry, and deservedly so. I am a patient, ...

Staff at Arkansas' Harmony Park Family Medicine have been excited about streamlining the prior authorization process with the goal of improving patient access to high-quality care. Prior authorization ...

Prior authorization is “wreaking havoc” on patient outcomes, physician burnout and productivity, a recent American Medical Association survey found. The survey was conducted in December and asked ...

Medicare Advantage prior authorizations have few friends. Doctors hate them. Patients hate them. Politicians say they hate them and introduce bills to curb them. But how onerous are they really? Less ...

The administrative burden of utilization review processes like prior authorizations and concurrent review has long been a thorn in the side of healthcare providers. While prior authorizations have ...

Have you ever walked into the pharmacy and been told that your prescription requires a prior authorization? But your healthcare professional prescribed something for you, and you brought in your ...

Major health insurance providers have agreed to reduce the need for prior authorization — the requirement that patients must get approval from insurers before receiving certain treatments or risk ...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SamaCare, a cloud-based patient access platform for specialty medications, today announced that it has passed the 1MM milestone in prior authorizations ...