The rapid proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) has made resource exchange and collaboration across diverse IoT domains commonplace, necessitating secure and privacy-preserving cross-domain ...

Massachusetts insurance regulators unveiled sweeping prior authorization reforms that would scrap pre-approval requirements for "many routine and essential" health care services, Gov. Maura Healey ...

A six-state pilot program will target 'wasteful care' under Medicare Medicare programs in six states will face prior authorizations under a new pilot program. Traditional Medicare in six states will ...

Globe Telecom Inc. and digital payment platform GCash have completed the first phase of a proof of concept (POC) for Silent Network Authentication (SNA), a next-generation technology designed to ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has selected the six technology companies that will administer artificial intelligence-powered prior authorization programs for Medicare, STAT has ...

Prior authorization is a barrier to accessing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Although private insurance covered about one-third of patients with OUD in 2023, the understanding of prior ...

Policymakers are increasingly interested in reforming how commercial insurers use prior authorization (i.e., requirements that clinicians seek approval from insurers before providing treatment). Some ...

Changes to prior authorization, charity care screening and corporate influence in medicine are on the way for Californian healthcare organizations. Among the dozens of bills signed this week by Gov.

The program, called WISeR, aims to reduce wasteful spending and fraud in the Medicare system. Doctors and Democrats have raised concerns that the pre-approval process could delay or deny necessary ...