MinnetonkaUnitedHealthcare drops prior authorization on 1,700 procedure codes.
Only about 120 codes apply to Medicare Advantage, where it denies the most claims.
The 1,700 figure bundles 5 separate business lines, and commercial, ACA and Oxford plans got the largest cuts.
KFF found UnitedHealth denied 17% of standard Medicare Advantage requests in 2025, the highest of 6 insurers studied.
UnitedHealthcare has pledged to cut 30% of prior-authorization volume by year’s end, with no code list released.
How each outlet framed it
- Aol
- deconstructs 1,700-code announcement into five separate business lists, showing Medicare Advantage affected by only ~120 codes
Sources: Aol