Costing Taxpayers Billions. Terminally ill patients left Medicare Advantage for traditional Medicare at double the rate o ...

A Wall Street Journal investigation found the federal government paid insurers an estimated $44 billion from 2018 through ...

Mayor Eric Adams announced he will not move forward with a contentious effort to cut costs by shifting retired city workers ...

Projections for Medicare’s 2026 income-related monthly adjustment amount (IRMAA) are out. Now is the time to check your 2024 ...

Many retirees think of Medicare when it comes to covering hospital visits and doctor's appointments. But it offers support ...

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 ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz will address the media.

CMS is encouraging health insurance companies to change their prior-authorization systems. Roughly 80% of Americans will be affected by the change.

The Department of Health and Human Services June 23 announced an initiative coordinated with multiple health insurance ...

Doctors say delays from requests that are eventually approved or coverage rejections can harm patients by giving a disease ...

Handshake deal aims to spur insurers and insurance industry groups to address problems caused by prior authorization.

UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield and other health insurers plan fixes to prioer authorization, a common source of consumer complaints.