California is one of 31 states that passed laws in 2025 limiting insurance companies’ use of prior authorization to approve ...

Some medical procedures and treatments require prior authorization from your health insurance company, meaning you'll need pre-approval before you can receive care. This episode, health care reporter ...

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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Japsen writes about healthcare business and policy. The biggest names in health insurance, including Cigna, CVS Health’s ...

UnitedHealthcare, Kaiser Permanente and other major U.S. health insurers say they want to make it faster and easier for patients to obtain care. Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), a trade association that ...

In the past decade, health insurance companies have been looking to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to identify at-risk individuals and reduce rising costs in the healthcare sphere.

Health insurance underwriting evaluates applicants' profiles to determine policy terms. Factors include age, health history, ...

There are a few steps small business owners can take to help demystify the health insurance process and learn how to balance cost and benefits. In the current hiring climate – where small businesses ...

Health insurance helps to reduce medical costs, making health care more affordable and thus more accessible. Having health insurance also facilitates access to care, resulting in lower death rates and ...