How UnitedHealthcare is transforming the prior authorization process for patients and providers
UnitedHealthcare is reducing prior authorization requirements with new initiatives to ease administrative tasks and other ...
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Medicare Advantage insurers deny care too often, Blumenthal says
A federal report outlines how UnitedHealthcare, Humana, and CVS reject coverage of post-acute care at higher rates than other ...
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UnitedHealth, CVS and Humana increasingly deploy AI and deny post-acute care claims, Senate report finds
The country’s three largest Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers obstruct seniors’ ability to receive post-acute care, a scathing ...
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Senate report alleges MA insurers abuse prior authorization
Humana, CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group say a Senate panel is mischaracterizing spikes in prior authorization requests and ...
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UnitedHealthcare rolls out new therapy restrictions for Medicare Advantage plans
As of Sept. 1, Medicare Advantage members who need PT, OT, or ST in a physician’s office will need approval from ...
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Use of Prior Authorization Up in Medicare Advantage Plans, Senate Report Finds
Medicare Advantage plans have increased their use of prior authorization and appear to be targeting certain types of care -- ...
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U.S. Senate Subcommittee Raises Alarm Over Medicare Advantage’s Denial of Post-Acute Care
Medicare Advantage’s prior authorization has resulted in higher denial rates among three of the largest health insurance ...
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Senate report hits top 3 Medicare Advantage insurers over ‘refusal’ of of skilled nursing, other coverage
A Senate report published Thursday blasts the nation’s three largest Medicare Advantage insurers for increasingly limiting access to post-acute care and forcing vulnerable patients into “impossible ...
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Senate report scrutinizes Medicare Advantage prior authorization denials for post-acute care services
A report released Oct. 17 by the Senate Homeland Security Committee’s investigative subcommittee scrutinizes some of the ...
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Secure your health coverage during Medicare enrollment
The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period is your chance to make sure you’re covered! From October 15 to December 7, you can explore Medicare ...
UnitedHealth Group Profits Eclipse $6 Billion As Cyberattack Costs Subside
UnitedHealth Group reported $6 billion in third quarter earnings that helped overcome costs of a cyberattack earlier this ...
Two Shoals hospitals first in Huntsville Hospital System to leave UnitedHeathcare network
Two Shoals area hospitals will be the first in the Huntsville Hospital System to leave the UnitedHealthcare network when ...