Our state’s patient advocates and health care providers are committed to ensuring all North Dakotans have access to high-quality, medically necessary health care when they need it most.

Prior authorization is one of the few tools to keep health care costs in check, ensuring that treatments are medically necessary and cost-effective.

Prior authorization is the process through which a doctor seeks approval from a person’s health insurance plan before ordering a specific medication or medical service. Original Medicare (parts ...

In addition, the prior authorization requirements only apply ... and lacks reasonable justification," he wrote in a December 29 letter to the agency. "The decision to issue a broad discretion ...

Legislation focused on prior authorization reforms is headed to the governor after Senate lawmakers approved changes to the ...

A bill to reform “prior authorization” has passed both the North Dakota House and Senate.

If you or someone you know has experienced the frustration of a delayed medical procedure or a denied prescription due to prior authorization, you’re not alone. That’s why Indiana lawmakers ...