Your office recently put out a request for information related to AI in healthcare. What are you hoping to learn from it?

The intelligent automation will deliver more timely decisions that reduce delays and improve access to care, Optum says.

Optum is rolling out new AI-powered tools that aim to reduce delays associated with prior authorization. | Optum is rolling out new AI-powered tools that are aimed to reduce delays associated with ...

California is one of 31 states that passed laws in 2025 limiting insurance companies’ use of prior authorization to approve ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented prior authorization requirements for certain traditional fee-for-service Medicare services in six states starting this year. Here ...

Dana Kelso Spradling says she's dealing with an insurance nightmare, after the medication she had already received a prior ...

Patients view prior authorization as the biggest burden in navigating the healthcare system, according to a new KFF poll. | Patients view prior authorization as the biggest burden in navigating the ...

Some medical procedures and treatments require prior authorization from your health insurance company, meaning you'll need pre-approval before you can receive care. This episode, health care reporter ...

New Medicaid prior-authorization rules have advocates in Connecticut concerned about patients losing access to their prescription drugs.

One third insured adults say prior authorization is a major burden in accessing care, highlighting insurer delays and denials ...

Prior authorization is no longer just an administrative hurdle for ASCs; it is a defining constraint on growth. As authorization requirements expand, policies shift and payer scrutiny intensifies, ...