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, ...

California is one of 31 states that passed laws in 2025 limiting insurance companies’ use of prior authorization to approve ...

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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 ...

Changes to health insurance don't come overnight, but they're coming. A new report says a group of insurers has committed to making it easier for some patients to get appropriate care by improving the ...

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that the country’s largest health insurers have promised to take steps to streamline the often-criticized prior ...

Health insurance underwriting evaluates applicants' profiles to determine policy terms. Factors include age, health history, ...

Some medical procedures and treatments require prior authorization from your health insurance company, meaning you'll need pre-approval before you can receive care. This episode, health care reporter ...

It’s currently the open enrollment period, when people choose what health insurance they’ll have for the next year. But the process can often be overwhelming. “It's confusing for everybody,” Peter ...

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