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Attempts to curtail prior authorizations for patients insured by Medicare Advantage plans have failed in back-to-back legislative sessions in 2019 and 2021, but a new bill has some experts hopeful that the third time is a charm.

BOSTON — “Now more than ever,” physicians need to consider the ways in which politics affect health care and how they practice medicine, Omar Atiq, MD, MACP, new president of the ACP, said during a press briefing.

Following daily political news can cause stress and negatively affect a person's mental health, researchers reported in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Addressing predatory copay schemes, the influence of pharmacy benefit managers and the ongoing rheumatology workforce shortage are currently among the top legislative priorities for officials at the American College of Rheumatology.

The American Psychiatric Association commended provisions made within the $2 trillion Build Back Better Act that are intended to broaden investments needed to boost treatment of mental health and substance use disorders.

Results of surveys conducted by Pew Research and similar research organizations emphasize the magnitude and intensity of political division in the United States over the past few years.

A total of 17% of American adults reported decreased stress levels since Election Day, with 27% saying their stress has increased, according to poll results released by the American Psychological Association.

Most U.S. adults reported the 2020 presidential election as a significant source of stress in their lives, according to poll results released by the American Psychological Association.

Americans are significantly more anxious now compared with this time last year, according to poll results released today by the American Psychiatric Association.

Compounding stressors this year are seriously threatening the mental health of Americans, particularly the youngest generation, according to results of a national survey by the American Psychological Association.