In American health care, the first opinion that matters often isn’t the doctors, it’s the insurers. That may be changing. At a press conference in Washington on Monday, Health and Human Services ...

Several major health insurance companies are vowing to make changes to simplify their prior authorization process and improve Americans’ access to timely health care. U.S. Health and Human Services ...

Kennedy, who spent years promoting debunked theories that vaccines aren’t safe, is systematically dismantling evidence-based ...

Several major medical organizations filed a lawsuit against the HHS and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday over what ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent upheaval of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is ...

Prior authorization means insurers require approval before covering medical care, a prescription or services like an imaging ...

The voluntary changes focus on prior authorization, which means insurers require approval before covering medical care, a prescription or services like an imaging exam. Insurers say they do this ...

During his Senate confirmation hearings, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested he wouldn’t undermine vaccines.

(The Center Square) – Several major health insurance companies are vowing to make changes to simplify their prior authorization process and improve Americans’ access to timely health care.

In recent years, health insurers ramped up the practice of requiring doctors to get their approval before tests and procedures. On Monday, health leaders announced voluntary reforms from insurers.

In American health care, the first opinion that matters often isnt the doctors, its the insurers. That may be changing. At a press conference in Washington on Monday, Health and Human Services ...