The Office of Inspector General has released a report examining prior authorization patterns from seven managed care companies, and based on the findings is urging increased oversight of prior ...

"Medically necessary" is often a four-letter word for patients.

UnitedHealth Group will rebate its profits this year to the 1 million people who receive healthcare coverage through its ...

In addition to concerns about AI, the survey revealed concerns about delays in care, health care costs, and physician burnout. Most physicians surveyed expressed concern that health insurance ...

Depending on your health insurance policy, you may have noticed that you need to get permission from your insurer before it will pay for a medication, treatment or procedure your doctor prescribes — ...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. He weighed 97 pounds and wasn’t expected to survive a year ...

When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn’t pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to ease her neurological pain, she prepared for battle. It took years, a chain of ...

When Daniel was consumed with severe and inexplicable pain for months, his physician prescribed an MRI. However, his health insurer required that it approve the test as well before he could undergo ...

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Sheldon Ekirch spends a lot of time on hold with her health insurance company. Sometimes, as the minutes tick by and her frustration mounts, Ekirch, 30, opens a meditation app on her phone. Patients ...