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Friday, October 23, 2026● Updated 6:00 AM ET
Insurance & ACA

Amazon, Google and other big employers back faster electronic prior approvals

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Amazon, Google, Meta, Oracle and Axon pledged to invest in electronic prior authorization for their self-funded health plans, joining insurers' 2025 promise to speed up approvals. Self-funded plans cover about 180 million Americans.

Source: Fierce Healthcare

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