UnitedHealthcare to end prior authorizations for about 1.7K procedures

By Allison Bell

News September 01, 2026 at 03:36 PM

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The change is part of health insurer efforts to ward off new federal rules.
The changes take effect for UnitedHealthcare commercial plans Oct. 1.
The company has also updated the physician prior authorization portal.

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