Health Insurance

In a recent joint statement, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, announced health insurers have pledged to voluntarily streamline and reduce prior authorization for patients and providers.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Elisabeth Potter, MD, about physicians pushing back against insurance companies, bringing physicians back into positions of autonomy and more.

The House has passed the Trump administration’s sweeping domestic agenda bill, which experts said will have massive implications for health care in the United States. The legislation, known as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” was signed into law on July 4.

WASHINGTON — HHS and health insurance plans announced commitments to streamline, simplify and reduce prior authorizations, ultimately lessening administrative burdens and improving access to care.

In this video, Peter K. Kaiser, MD, founding director of the Digital Eye Optical Coherence Tomography Reading Center at the Cole Eye Institute, discusses disparities in wet age-related macular degeneration care.

In this video, Neha Vyas, MD, discusses the challenges in obesity care.

SAN DIEGO — More research is needed to determine drivers of inhaler costs and patient knowledge on available financial assistance, according to a poster presentation here.

Adults with obesity who have a prescription for Wegovy but do not have insurance coverage for the drug can now purchase the medication through a new Novo Nordisk direct-to-consumer program.

SAN FRANCISCO — Despite advances in treatment for inflammatory bowel disease, more than 55% of patients report medication delays, mostly due to insurance challenges, and many make financial trade-offs to afford care, survey results showed.

Hypertension remains a prevalent concern among youth and young adults in the U.S., especially among those living with adverse social conditions, speakers reported.