Dive Brief:

Aetna provided an update on its efforts to streamline the healthcare experience on Thursday, one year to the day after the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth’s top insurance executive sparked a wave of promises from insurers to reform some of the biggest pain points for doctors and patients.

This year, the CVS-owned insurer has added new prior authorization bundles for specific conditions, which allow providers to submit one request encompassing multiple prescriptions and medical procedures for a single review.

Aetna has also expanded a program that brings Aetna nurses into hospitals to help members transition between sites of care.

Dive Insight:

Many major insurers pledged to fix some much-maligned business practices after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thomps

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