UnitedHealthcare plans to cut back on its use of prior authorization, removing procedures and medical devices from its list of services requiring signoff and reducing the number of authorizations from ...

GI docs say the payer is using AI to move large volumes of services through prior authorization. Effective June 1, UnitedHealthcare will require prior authorization for nearly half (47%) of ...

Prior authorizations, one of health insurers’ many “utilization management” techniques, is a hot topic amongst practicing physicians, patients, and regulators, to name a few. The prior-authorization ...

The controversial prior authorization policy for colonoscopies that UnitedHealthcare wanted to put into effect today will not take place, the company said last night in a statement. Instead UHC wants ...

As tens of millions of Americans struggle with gastrointestinal diseases such as colorectal cancer and ulcerative colitis, health insurance company UnitedHealthcare (UHC) is making life more ...

UnitedHealthcare halted its controversial prior authorization policy for gastroenterology endoscopy services, set to start on June 1, opting instead to move forward with an advanced notification ...

UnitedHealthcare, the largest private payer in the U.S., plans to eliminate almost 20% of its current prior authorizations starting this summer, the company announced Wednesday. The decision, which ...

While there's a lot of buzz around prior authorization, it applies to fewer than 2% of claims. Prior authorization ensures care is both safe and aligned with the most up-to-date clinical guidelines.

On the day when UnitedHealthcare requirement was set to start a new requirement for endoscopy services, including colonoscopies, the insurance company shifted to a different approach. UnitedHealthcare ...

Dr. Rajeev Jain takes issue with a new policy from insurance giant UnitedHealthcare requiring advance notification for procedures like colonoscopies. Bet_Noire / Getty Images/iStockphoto Insurers ...

Insurance policies are notoriously known for red tape and processes that burden both doctors and patients. As a gastroenterologist at Capital Digestive Care, a private practice in Washington D.C., ...