Jaclyn Mayo has multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that damages the nervous system and can mess with coordination and balance. To get steadier on her feet, Mayo had been trying to lose weight: ...

HALIFAX — Chorus Aviation Inc. says its net income was $16.7 million in the fourth quarter, up from a loss of $6.6 million during the same period the prior year. The Halifax-based company says its ...

Optum is rolling out new AI-powered tools that aim to reduce delays associated with prior authorization. The company unveiled two new platforms aimed at streamlining the decision process: Digital Auth ...

Optum has launched a pair of AI-driven prior authorization products, one designed to speed up submissions on the provider side and another to accelerate clinical reviews for payers. The ...

Massachusetts health insurers will face new restrictions around the much-maligned practice of prior authorizations, eliminating the red tape around how patients access some drugs and services, ...

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 ...

Microsoft and Linux are adding AI and Rust to their pipelines. Microsoft is leaning much harder into AI development than Linux. Both are expanding Rust, but neither OS will be fully Rust soon.

Prior authorization has long been a sticking point between payers and providers, with payers arguing that it’s necessary to control costs and ensure that care is medically necessary and providers ...

Medicare enrollees in Texas will soon be required to get prior authorization for certain medical services – and artificial intelligence will play a central role in those decisions. Beginning Jan. 1, a ...