Every healthcare provider, pharmacist and patient in the U.S. dreads saying or hearing the words, “You’ll need prior authorization for that.” Prior authorization is a bottleneck that slows down care, ...

According to a recent report from health care consulting firm Mercer, the costs of providing health care coverage are expected rise about 6% in 2025, a rate that’s more than twice the current rate of ...

Months after the killing of a top health insurance executive unleashed Americans’ pent-up anger over denials of medical care, the industry announced Monday that it will take action to “streamline, ...

UMass Memorial Health’s unwavering decision to close the Leominster Hospital Maternity Ward sent a clear signal to Beacon Hill that the Department of Public Health needs more leverage to bear in these ...

Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) explores stakeholder perspectives in Florida, Michigan, and Nevada, revealing both the challenges and opportunities states face in reforming health care pricing ...

Woolhandler and Himmelstein are both general internists, distinguished professors of public health at the City University of New York’s Hunter College, and lecturers in medicine at Harvard Medical ...

A "save our hospital" sign by the entrance to the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer. The facility was closed in 2024. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) In about six weeks, all 50 states expect to learn whether ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... UMass Memorial Health's unwavering decision to close the Leominster Hospital Maternity Ward sent a clear signal to Beacon Hill that the Department of Public ...