• UnitedHealthcare, subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, will eliminate prior-authorization requirements for 30% of healthcare services that previously needed insurer sign-off, with changes due by end-2026.
• Prior authorization now applies to 2% of UnitedHealthcare medical services; about 92% of requests clear in under 24 hours on average.
• Planned removals cover select outpatient surgeries, some diagnostic tests such as echocardiograms, certain outpatient therapies, some chiropractic care.
• UnitedHealthcare targets more automation in electronic submissions, aiming to bring more than 70% of prior authorizations into a standardized process by year-end.

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