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    U.S. insurers to change approval process

    Daniel snowBy Daniel snowJune 23, 20252 Mins Read
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    UnitedHealthcare signage is displayed on an office building in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 19, 2023.

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    Health plans under major U.S. insurers said Monday they have voluntarily agreed to speed up and reduce prior authorizations – a process that is often a major pain point for patients and providers when getting and administering care.

    Prior authorization makes providers obtain approval from a patient’s insurance company before they carry out specific services or treatments. Insurers say the process ensures patients receive medically necessary care and allows them to control costs. But patients and providers have slammed prior authorizations for, in some cases, leading to care delays or denials and physician burnout.

    Dozens of plans under large insurers such as CVS Health, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Humana, Elevance Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield committed to a series of actions that aim to connect patients to care more quickly and reduce the administrative burden on providers, according to a release from AHIP, a trade group representing health plans. 

    Insurers will implement the changes across markets, including commercial coverage and certain Medicare and Medicaid plans. The group said the tweaks will benefit 257 million Americans.

    The move comes months after the U.S. health insurance industry faced a torrent of public backlash following the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s top executive, Brian Thompson. It builds on the work several companies have already done to simplify their prior authorization processes. 

    Among the efforts is establishing a common standard for submitting electronic prior authorization requests by the start of 2027. By then, at least 80% of electronic prior authorization approvals with all necessary clinical documents will be answered in real time, the release said. 

    That aims to streamline the process and ease the workload of doctors and hospitals, many of whom still submit requests manually on paper rather than electronically. 

    Individual plans will reduce the types of claims subject to prior authorization requests by 2026. 

    “We look forward to collaborating with payers to ensure these efforts lead to meaningful and lasting improvements in patient care,” said Shawn Martin, CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians, in the release. 



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