Effective July 1, 2025, CVS Caremark will place Wegovy injection 2.4 mg as preferred on its commercial template formularies.

Insurance hurdles and the complexities of prior authorization create barriers to care, according to oncologists in a new ...

Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) hopes his personal ordeal with prior authorizations will help inspire Congress to act.

A CMS spokesperson said in a written statement that the agency is “committed to cutting down on unnecessary delays” for ...

Kentucky House Bill 423, aimed at streamlining prior authorizations for health care, stalled in the Senate despite broad support and no public opposition. Prior authorizations create unnecessary ...

AHN is the first health system to implement the fully automated, touchless prior authorization process, according to an April 28 news release. By entering a procedure order into the EHR, AHN can now ...

Prior authorization programs delay patient care, increase emotional and financial costs on patients, create administrative burdens, increase hospitalizations and cause patient harm. × This page ...

CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) said it will close more than 20 pharmacies in Arkansas after the state Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law banning pharmacy benefit managers ((PBMs)) from owning or ...

“This bill actually starts to move the needle when it comes to prior authorization requests,” Klimesh says. “All too often myself and all my colleagues in this chamber hear from our local ...

Canton-area residents report care delays because of prior authorizations and denials. The Ohio State Medical Association has recognized physicians' growing discontent with third-party ...

Now with the acquisition of Beeline Rx, Free Market Health is hoping to further streamline the specialty pharmacy space, particularly around prior authorization. Because specialty drugs are so ...