Author: Andrew Cass

From groups weighing in on CMS' proposed rule to reform the process, to UnitedHealthcare announcing plans to eliminate 20 percent of its current requirements, here are 10 updates about prior authorization Becker's has reported since March 13: 

A pair of Senators have introduced a bill aimed at limiting the alleged abusive pricing practices by pharmacy benefit managers, including the spread pricing technique. 

From announcing a plan to eliminate 20 percent of its current prior authorization requirements, to its proposed acquisition of a U.K.-based company facing a deeper probe, here are nine updates about UnitedHealth Group that Becker's has reported since March 14: 

Retired Optum executive Tim Wicks was named chairman of the newly formed advisory board for Mobe, a tech-based healthcare company that uses data to better treat its customers and lower health system costs. 

The California Medical Association is pushing back on a paperwork demand reintroduced by Cigna, arguing that the requirement "will result in significant, unnecessary administrative burdens and compliance costs." 

Cigna has named Jamie Jones general manager of its group employer business in New York/New Jersey. 

From asking its shareholders to approve a reverse stock split, to two states publicly stating they're in direct control of its financial operations, here are eight updates on Bright Health, Becker's has reported since Feb. 1:

Fred Eppinger has been named chairman of the Centene board of directors, according to an April 3 news release from the payer . 

Centene and healthcare administration company Evolent Health expanded their partnership for oncology specialty care. 

Monthly health insurance premiums for ACA benchmark plans increased by an average of 3.4 percent in 2023, reversing a national trend from 2019 to 2022, according to an April 3 report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.