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.
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 ...
Flying

NTSB Chair on FAA Mental Health Policy: ‘It’s Like Back to the 1950s’

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy is urging a "complete overhaul" of the FAA's outdated pilot mental health medical certification process, stating it deters pilots from seeking care due to fear of career ...
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 ...