The newly formed panel by the regulator is expected to review key aspects of the health insurance ecosystem and recommend ...

The feds have AI reviewing whether claims through traditional Medicare are 'medically necessary' — upending longstanding ...

Doulas provide physical and emotional support before, during and after birth. Now, doulas are becoming mainstream.

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CMS has proposed extending its prior authorization interoperability framework to cover drugs for the first time, building on its 2024 rule that focused on medical items and services. The proposed rule ...

Plenty of data show that if physicians know more about cooking, they are more likely to use food as a tool to treat patients, ...

Increases were fueled by the rise in energy prices — specifically the cost of gasoline, which jumped by more than 21 percent. My WaPo colleague Andrew Ackerman reports this is the largest uptick in ...

Prospect left malpractice claims unfunded, halting over 300 lawsuits and risking compensation for patients and physicians ...

The impact of using AI to evaluate these prior authorizations is unclear. AI could allow tech companies to automatically approve more cases, which could speed up decisions. However, companies could ...

Medicare for All advocate Wendell Potter said it’s “both inspiring and frustrating” to see other nations advance their public ...

A policy paper argues that diagnostics are critical to modern medicine, but weak policies and low investment hold back their development and use.

When the only clinic that offered abortions in Michigan's rural Upper Peninsula closed, an urgent care decided to step in to fill the gap.