“Through prior authorization, insurance companies create barriers to treatment—and even the sickest patients aren’t spared from this ordeal.
“Of all the patients and all the conditions that we care for, cancer patients are probably some of the ones for whom the delays and the denials and the claim of ‘that’s experimental’ has probably the greatest impact,” AMA President Bruce A. Scott, MD, said while moderating a panel discussion on prior authorization at the 2025 AMA State Advocacy Summit held last month in Carlsbad, California.”
“KFF Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed vaccine exemptions on WAMU’s “Health Hub” on Jan. 22. Whitehead also discussed major Georgia health stories of 2025 on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on Jan. 17.”
“For decades, the United States has held considerable power in determining the direction of global health policies and programs. President Donald Trump issued three executive orders on his first day in office that may signal the end of that era, health policy experts said.”
“A large new study finds adults diagnosed with ADHD live shorter lives than they should.
