UnitedHealthcare recently announced that beginning June 1, 2023, commercial plan members will be required to obtain prior authorization for gastroenterology endoscopy services. By far the largest ...

Last year, only 26% of the provider groups UnitedHealthcare works with submitted more than one prior authorization request, Docimo said. "It may be perceived as prevalent, but it's not required in ...

Under its prior authorization plan, UnitedHealthcare would have had to preapprove a procedure, or the enrollee would have had to pay out of pocket for it.

UnitedHealthcare, the largest private payer in the U.S., plans to eliminate almost 20% of its current prior authorizations starting this summer, the company announced Wednesday.

In a March 9, 2023 news release, UHC promised to ease prior authorizations and announced that in early 2024 it would implement a national Gold Card program for certain provider groups ...

UnitedHealthcare confirmed Thursday that starting this month, it will no longer require “prior authorizations” for commercial beneficiaries seeking non-screening colonoscopies and other ...

Under its prior authorization plan, UnitedHealthcare would have had to preapprove a procedure, or the enrollee would have had to pay out of pocket for it.

Posted 12:14 p.m. Jun 1, 2023 - Updated 12:13 p.m. Jun 1, 2023 ...

UnitedHealthcare shifts colonoscopy requirements from controversial ‘prior authorization’ to ‘advance notification’ By CNN Newsource Published June 1, 2023 12:13 pm ...