UnitedHealthcare, Kaiser Permanente and other major U.S. health insurers say they want to make it faster and easier for patients to obtain care.Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), a trade association that represents the health insurance industry,

Months after the killing of a top health insurance executive unleashed Americans’ pent-up anger over denials of medical care, the industry announced Monday that it will take action to “streamline, simplify and reduce” the preapproval process.

Insurers such as CVS and UnitedHealthcare will implement the changes across commercial, Medicare and Medicaid plans, benefiting 257 million Americans.