Healey Unveils Insurance Reforms to Speed Access to Health Care

Healey unveils insurance reforms to speed access to health care

BOSTON (SHNS) – State insurance regulators unveiled sweeping prior authorization reforms that would scrap pre-approval requirements for “many routine and essential” health care se…

Healey unveils health insurance reforms

BOSTON — Massachusetts health insurers will be required to streamline, and in some cases scrap altogether, pre-approval for many routine medical procedures and medications under proposed new state rules unveiled by Gov. Maura Healey.

New Healthcare Regulations Ends Some Prior Authorizations

BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey announced healthcare cost-cutting measures on Wednesday, Jan. 14, through new regulations issued by the Division of Insurance (DOI), a division of the Executive Office of Economic Development. The DOI issued updated regulations for prior authorization practices across the state, including eliminating prior authorizations for many routine and essential services. Healey’s office cited a report from the Council for Af…

Healey unveils plan to reform health care insurance 'prior authorization' requirements

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 announced Wednesday.

Gov. Healey eliminates prior authorization for essential health care ...

Proposed insurance reforms aim to speed up access to health care in Mass.

State insurance regulators unveiled sweeping prior authorization reforms that would scrap pre-approval requirements for “many routine and essential” health care services, Gov. Maura Healey announced Wednesday. The proposed changes aim to eliminate administrative burdens, streamline the prior authorization process, mitigate surging costs and ensure patients can receive access to care without running into insurance obstacles. The planned regulatio…