The proposed rule aims to improve prior authorization for prescription drugs by establishing and requiring electronic prior authorization, setting coverage decision deadlines, and promoting ...

Approval is requested by completing a Position Authorization Request/Compensation Request Form (PAR/CRF). This form must be submitted to establish a new position, refill an existing position, or ...

Prior authorization is a process wherein a doctor must get approval from a patient’s health insurer before providing a medical service, like prescribing a drug or performing a surgery. Payers argue ...

Insurance red tape is delaying care, driving up costs and consuming hours of physicians' time — and patients are paying the price.

Insurance companies often make doctors ask their permission before treating patients. This template can help medical professionals explain how it works. By Ron Lieber Ron Lieber will update this ...

Every American who has ever needed surgery, a scan, or a specialist referral knows the particular dread of those three words: ...