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, ...

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 ...

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Federal health officials on Monday touted pledges they have received from the health insurance industry to streamline and reform the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid ...

The nation’s biggest health insurance companies are poised to ease prior authorization, the process of insurers reviewing hospital admissions and medications. Details of the changes will be announced ...

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 ...

Insurance provides financial protection by covering risks like accidents, health issues, or property loss, helping ...

Wide-scale adoption of artificial intelligence is transforming the modern insurance industry from a primarily reactive business to a proactive risk-management and life partner that clients can rely on ...

The author argues that market distortions incentivize insurers to increase costs, not control them. Employer-based health insurance stifles competition and leads to consolidation among pharmacies and ...