Humana Partnership Streamlines Prior Authorizations Across 12 States

Using the CohereNext platform’s prior authorization capability grants authorizations across an entire episode of care, effectively pre-authorizing a patient’s complete treatment regimen from start to finish.

Humana is partnering with the healthcare tech company Cohere Health to grant authorizations across an entire episode of care for musculoskeletal treatment across 12 states starting January 1, 2021.

The CohereNext platform’s prior authorization capability grants authorizations across an entire episode of care, effectively pre-authorizing a patient’s complete treatment regimen from start to finish.

Humana will use the platform to streamline prior authorizations in musculoskeletal treatment in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

It will initially serve approximately 2 million members and more than 3,500 physician practices.

Published On: October 30th, 2020Categories: News

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Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform delivers AI-powered solutions that streamline access to quality care by improving collaboration between physicians and health plans. Cohere works with 660,000 providers and processes millions of prior authorization requests annually. Its AI auto-approves up to 90% of requests for millions of health plan members. Cohere has been recognized in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers in 2024 and 2025, named a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup in 2023 and 2024, and is a three-time KLAS Points of Light award recipient.