A major US healthcare provider is eliminating prior authorization for 30% of services, and 93% of doctors say it is long overdue.
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) is the largest health insurer in the United States, covering more than 29 million people, according to the American Medical Association (1). Unfortunately, as CNBC reported last year, it has also become the “face of America’s health insurance frustrations” (2). The shooting death of the company’s CEO, Brian Thompson, in December 2024, brought…