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, ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
However, LMIC health systems face profound challenges in implementing comprehensive cancer control programs because of limited health care resources and infrastructure. This analytical review explores ...