The Story of One Woman Who Fell Prey to the Medical Freedom Movement
With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, what was once a fringe movement now controls the halls of power.
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Bipartisan bill targets prior authorization transparency, physician decision-making
Bipartisan lawmakers have introduced a bill that aims to more closely align Medicare insurers’ prior authorization denials ...
Bipartisan bill seeks to get rid of prior authorization
Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) reintroduced a bill Thursday seeking to nix prior authorization requirements in Medicare, Medicare ...
The Sacramento Observer18d
California Surgeon General’s Office Launches New Tool to Lower Maternal Mortality Rates
The California Surgeon General’s Office has launched a new questionnaire that they believe will help reduce the state’s maternal mortality rate by 50% by December 2026 as part of its Strong Start and ...
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Louisville NAACP calls for city’s inspector general to be reappointed
Ed Harness serves as Louisville’s first Inspector General. His term ends in November ... As Louisville’s consent decree with the Department of Justice remains stuck in a legal battle, the ...
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How AI is leading to more prior authorization denials
In a recently released AMA survey (PDF), 61% of physicians said they fear that payers’ use of unregulated AI is increasing prior authorization denials, a practice that will override good medical ...
Boston.com28d
Former Mass. General medical assistant convicted of sexually assaulting 4 patients
A former medical assistant who worked at a Massachusetts General Hospital care center was found guilty Monday of sexually assaulting four patients during his time at the Back Bay facility.