Dozens of insurers vow to ease off prior authorizations

UnitedHealth Group, Elevance Health, Aetna, Cigna and more than 40 other health insurance companies on Monday jointly announced an initiative to streamline prior authorizations.

Under the auspices of leading industry groups AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, the coalition of for-profit and nonprofit insurers pledged to reduce what providers characterize as the ever-increasing burden of obtaining precertifications for care.

Forty-eight insurers committed to eliminating many prior authorization requirements, accelerating response times, standardizing electronic processes, and communicating more transparently with providers and members about requests and about reasons for denials.

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