Despite Last Minute Change, UnitedHealthcare’s Policy for Virtually All Colonoscopies and Endoscopies Lays Groundwork for Delays, Disruptions, and Denials of Life-saving Services
Hours before going into effect today, UnitedHealthcare rightly stopped its draconian prior authorization policy that would have forced its 27.4 million commercial beneficiaries to wait for time-sensitive endoscopy services, increasing the risk of disease progression, deferred care, and cancers going undetected However, the temporary patch UHC has imposed instead lays the groundwork for prior authorization … Read more
