As a physician leader, I feel an obligation to respond to what has been said about healthcare providers by executives within the health insurance industry via recently published opinion pieces. ...

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The merger of the Patient Advocate Foundation and the Patient Access Network Foundation will allow them to better serve low- and middle-income patients facing rising health care costs, leaders say.

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Routine annual changes to Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans, combined with sweeping federal spending cuts, mean that 2026 has developed into a turbulent year for the health insurance industry.

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Health insurers are cautioning that prior authorization reforms could worsen health care cost increases, but a stream of doctors say the current system is plagued by administrative burdens and ...

Speeding up insurers’ authorization process will deliver care more quickly and cut down on unnecessary red tape. Americans increasingly need a permission slip from their insurance company before they ...

Fighting rare bile duct cancer, Keaton Herzer used social media to overturn repeated insurance denials for lifesaving treatment and a liver transplant. Keaton Herzer has spent hours on the phone, ...

Battling rare bile duct cancer, Keaton Herzer faced repeated insurance denials for lifesaving treatment and a liver transplant. He and his wife turned to social media, rallying support and publicly ...

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