This week’s Medicare updates include recent fraudulent billing activity among certain DMEPOS suppliers, a final decision memo on coverage of transcatheter aortic valve replacements, and more!
UnitedHealthcare is fulfilling its pledge to reduce prior authorization requirements by 30% by the end of the year. Starting October 1, 2026, the insurer will no longer require approval for more than 1,700 procedure codes across various plans.
Payer requirements are constantly changing, while the information that organizations need to respond to those changes can be scattered and difficult to pull together.
