{
  "id": 5189472,
  "title": "UnitedHealthcare's 1,700 Prior Auth Cuts Draw Muted Applause",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/unitedhealthcares-1-700-prior-auth-cuts-draw-muted-applause",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-02T21:07:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MedPage Today",
    "slug": "medpage-today",
    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/reimbursement/122871"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- UnitedHealthcare's (UHC) announcement Tuesday that it's removing 1,700 more procedures from its prior authorization list was met with general approval, although some experts questioned how much of a difference it would make...",
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  "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."
}