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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. Over the last several years, prior authorization has become a ...

Insurers large and small from across the country have announced a series of commitments they're making to reform one of the biggest pain points in the patient journey: prior authorization. Key steps ...

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 ...

Health insurer Humana has said it’s engaging in efforts to streamline the prior authorization process, in part by approving care requests as quickly as possible and reducing the administrative burdens ...

A six-state pilot program will target “wasteful care” under Medicare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says.

Major health insurers in the U.S. pledged Monday to overhaul the prior authorization process. Prior authorization means insurers require approval before they’ll cover medical care, a prescription or a ...

Insurers designate certain prescription drugs with prior authorization to ensure safe and medically appropriate use but also to contain costs. Here, a healthcare provider must obtain approval from a ...

The ASTP/ONC has certified tools that “will enable prescribers to compare drug prices in real time during care encounters,” according to the HHS. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...