Humana to cut prior auth requirements, introduce gold card program
(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Humana is accelerating its efforts to reform the prior authorization process through a series
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Healthcare Finance
Individual Market Insurers Requesting Largest Premium Increases in More Than 5 Years
(By Jared Ortaliza, Matt McGough, Kaitlyn Vu, Shameek Rakshit, Imani Telesford, Lynne Cotter, Emma Wager, and Cynthia Cox for The
Read More$50B Rural Health ‘Slush Fund’ Faces Questions, Skepticism
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for KFF Health News) A last-minute scramble to add a $50 billion rural health program to
Read MoreSurprise Medical Bills Were Supposed To Be a Thing of the Past. Surprise — They’re Not.
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for KFF Health News) Last year in Massachusetts, after finding lumps in her breast, Jessica Chen went
Read MoreMost Medicare Advantage Markets are Dominated by One or Two Insurers
(By Nicole Zhu, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 14, 2025)
Read MoreAmericans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs
(By Grace Sparks, Lunna Lopes, Alex Montero, Marley Presiado, and Liz Hamel for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 11,
Read MoreLawmakers introduce 5-year hospital-at-home extension
(By: Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has introduced a bill that would extend
Read MoreMedicare is turning 60 soon
The Medicare program is turning 60 at the end of July (30th) and is still going. A recent survey of
Read More10 states where people spend the most, least on health insurance
(By: Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Americans are spending the most for health insurance in Vermont and the least
Read MoreWhat does Medicare-approved amount mean?
Do you know the difference between what your provider bills Medicare and the amount paid by Medicare? It is called
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