Administrative costs are estimated to make up between 20 and 34 percent of US health care expenditures, roughly 1–4 percent of GDP. Academic and policy discussions generally characterize these costs ...

The biggest health insurance companies in the U.S. have pledged to reform much-maligned prior authorization policies, which require doctors and hospitals to get their go-ahead before providing certain ...

Participating health plans have signaled that they're implementing common, transparent submissions for electronic prior authorization. This commitment includes the development of standardized data and ...

The nation’s major health insurers are promising to scale back and improve a widely despised practice that leads to care delays and complications. UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health's Aetna and dozens of ...