5+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1553+ words) Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., right, joined by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, speaks at a June 2025 news conference to announce a plan aimed at improving health insurance companies' prior authorization processes for consumers....

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (674+ words) At the UCSF Emergency Department, doctors are seeing a dangerous trend: insurers refusing to pay for care after the fact based on whether a patient’s final diagnosis appears “serious enough.” Imagine this: You’re out for a walk and feel an…...