Health Affairs

Short-Term Thinking, Long-Term Costs: Better Budgeting For Better Health Care Policy

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
STAT

The key health care policies at stake in Congress’ government funding fight

John Wilkerson is a Washington correspondent for STAT who writes about the politics of health care. He is also the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. WASHINGTON — Critical health ...
The Hill

HHS promotes insurer pledge to scale back prior authorization

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 ...
NPR

RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz say health insurers will cut red tape on 'prior authorizations'

When your doctor decides you could benefit from a particular test or procedure, your insurance company might require documentation to prove it's necessary before agreeing to pay for anything.

Texas Removes More Than 1 in 4 Children From Health Care Plan

More than 1 million children in Texas have been rolled off the state's Medicaid and CHIP programs over the course of just ...

Map Shows States Where Children Are Being Removed From Health Care Plan

Over 6 million children have been removed from Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) nationwide in just ...