Simplify Health announced that UnitedHealthcare will eliminate prior authorization requirements starting October 1, aiming to remove prior authorization for 30% of healthcare services by the end of the year.
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This is a meaningful move by UnitedHealthcare. Starting October 1, the company is eliminating prior authorization requirements across a broad range of services and says…
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Simplify Health
One place for every benefits question. One view of what's working.
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Location
- Orlando, US
- Company size
- 2–10 employees
About Simplify Health
Simplify Health gives families one place for every benefits question and gives benefit leaders one view of what's working. Employers have spent hours and millions of dollars creating the best benefits ecosystem for their people. But families can't find and don't use them. And benefit teams can't prove what's working. Everyone else helps people navigate once they already know what they need. Simplify Health helps them understand first. Powered by Benefits IQ, our engine that meets employees and their families at the moment of confusion, grounded in real clinical knowledge, their actual plan, the broader benefits ecosystem, and guides them to the right next step (including the $0 and lower-cost paths they'd never find alone). 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 (𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭): Get your plans answers, not internet guesses, and a guide to the right solution for the moment. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰 (𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬): Your team gets real-time analytics, vendor oversight, and insights to double down on working initiatives and expand to new opportunities. Each makes the other smarter. Let's simplify health together.
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Simplify Health was built to help close the transparency gap between employers and employees by providing a platform to understand and manage benefits.
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Simplify Health co-founder Norman Volsky sat down with Benefits Ally for their 3x3x3 Challenge, covering three questions, three slides, and under three minutes.
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