{
  "id": 4950729,
  "title": "UnitedHealthcare to nix prior auth on 1,700 services on Oct. 1",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/unitedhealthcare-to-nix-prior-auth-on-1-700-services-on-oct-1",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-01T20:24:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fierce Healthcare",
    "slug": "fierce-healthcare",
    "url": "https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/unitedhealthcare-nix-prior-auth-1700-services-oct-1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UnitedHealthcare said earlier this year that it was aiming to eliminate 30% of prior authorization requirements by the end of 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}