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, ...

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 ...

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 ...