Cigna is eliminating prior authorization requirements from 600 diagnostic codes in a bid to streamline the experience for both members and providers. The 600 codes represent nearly 25% of those that ...

Cigna is the latest health insurer to roll back prior authorization requirements, announcing Thursday that it will no longer require the approvals for nearly 25% of medical services. Cigna plans to ...

Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits provider of the Cigna Group, will be removing close to 25% of medical services from prior authorization requirements, the insurer said today. With the removal of ...

BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits provider of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), announced the removal of nearly 25 percent of medical services from prior ...

Prior authorization has been a flashpoint for providers, and, while insurers have taken steps to ease these utilization management protocols, they still play a key role as the industry shifts to value ...

1. On Sept. 1, UnitedHealthcare will begin its two-phased approach to eliminating prior authorization requirements. The new rule aims to eliminate prior authorizations planwide by 20 percent. On Sept.

Cigna Healthcare plans to remove prior authorization requirements for another 500 codes for its Medicare Advantage plans before the end of 2023.

(RTTNews) - Cigna Group's Cigna Healthcare said it has removed nearly 25 percent of medical services from prior authorization or precertification requirements. With the move, the health benefits ...

Cigna Healthcare is removing nearly 25 percent of medical services from prior authorization requirements, cutting more than 600 codes. Since 2020, Cigna has removed more than 1,100 medical services to ...

Prior authorization — in which a patient needs approval from the health plan before proceeding with a medical service — has long created a rift between payers and providers. It has gotten such a bad ...