These health care hurdles can stand in the way of getting treatment your doctor says you need. Here's what to know about how to deal with them.

California is one of 31 states that passed laws in 2025 limiting insurance companies’ use of prior authorization to approve or deny medical treatments.

When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut was at high risk for lung cancer. A specialist ...

Health insurers are cautioning that prior authorization reforms could worsen health care cost increases, but a stream of doctors say the current system is plagued by administrative burdens and ...

A man with leukemia wrestles with his insurance company for access to medications to manage his excruciating pain. An oncologist is forced to delay needed treatments while arguing for health insurance ...

Considerations for insurance preauthorization and reauthorization are explored by a key opinion leader. Paige Nues: Many families are learning new language, such as Medicaid and the waiver system, and ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - UPDATE (2/26/2025): Sanford Health responded to Your News Leader with the following statement: "Sanford Health, including our health plan, is committed to meeting the ...

A Seattle-area cancer patient had a big scare on Friday when she almost missed a critical chemotherapy appointment. Hours before the treatment, she was told she didn’t have insurance authorization.

The New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance urges all health insurance consumers to actively monitor the status of any prior authorization requests submitted on their behalf. Prior ...

A lot has been said about the outpouring of social media posts in the wake of the killing of insurance company CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month, with many of the posts describing horror stories ...