Brief: UnitedHealthcare's Rural Prior Authorization Waiver Program For Eligible Rural Hospitals & Affiliated Providers To Begin Nov 1
01/09/2026 09:00
BRIEF-UnitedHealthcare's Rural Prior Authorization Waiver Program For Eligible Rural Hospitals & Affiliated Providers To Begin Nov 1 Sept 1 (Reuters) - UnitedHealthcare:
UNITEDHEALTHCARE: UNDER RURAL INITIATIVE, SPEEDING PAYMENTS BY UP TO 50% FOR ABOUT 1,400 RURAL HOSPITALS & CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS IN Q3
UNITEDHEALTHCARE: RURAL PRIOR AUTHORIZATION WAIVER PROGRAM TO REDUCE ABOUT 70% OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION VOLUME FOR ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS
UNITEDHEALTHCARE: PLANS TO REDUCE PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS BY 30%, NO LONGER REQUIRING APPROVALS FOR A RANGE OF CONDITIONS FROM OCT 1
UNITEDHEALTHCARE: NOW SEEN 80% INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PROVIDER GROUPS THAT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR GOLD CARD PROGRAM
UNITEDHEALTHCARE: RURAL PRIOR AUTHORIZATION WAIVER PROGRAM FOR ELIGIBLE RURAL HOSPITALS & AFFILIATED PROVIDERS TO BEGIN NOV 1
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