denials

Many people don’t know they can fight a health insurance denial, let alone how to do it. Here are practical tips for consumers who want to appeal a prior authorization decision.

Millions of prior authorization denials are made annually, leaving many patients stuck in a convoluted appeals process. For doctors, these decisions are frustrating. For patients, they can be devastating.

A bill that would restrict the ability of health insurers and HMOs to retroactively deny claims passed the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday,...