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In recent years, health insurers ramped up the practice of requiring doctors to get their approval before tests and procedures. On Monday, health leaders announced voluntary reforms from insurers.

US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secured insurer pledges for prior authorization reforms. Insurers committed to six reforms, including digital processes and 90-day continuity.

He noted that health insurers made “past promises” to improve prior authorization in 2018. Meanwhile, it also remains unclear what services insurers will ultimately agree to release from prior ...

A number of large health insurance providers said they had committed to change prior authorization, a practice that can delay or deny patients' access to care.

The pledge includes health insurers working to develop standardized data and submission requirements for electronic prior authorization by January 1, 2027.

Some of the nation's health insurers say they're taking steps to speed the process by which doctors approve medical care.

Health insurers will work to develop standardized data and submission requirements for electronic prior authorization by January 1, 2027, the industry trade group said in a statement.