UnitedHealthcare Trims Prior Authorization Requirements by 30 Percent Across Services

A view of the UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s campus is shown in Minnetonka, Minn., on Oct. 16, 2012. Jim Mone/AP PhotoHealth insurance provider UnitedHealthcare on May 5 announced it was slashing prior authorization requirements by 30 percent for a wide range of health care services in an effort to simplify patient care and reduce bottlenecks.The announcement by UnitedHealthcare comes on the heels of a recent series of companywide initiatives implemented by the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based insurer, aiming to make access to care easier for patients and doctors.