Good morning, and welcome to the UnitedHealth Group First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. A question-and-answer session will follow UnitedHealth Group's prepared remarks. As a reminder, this ...

Prior authorization requirements cost the U.S. healthcare system an estimated $35 billion each year, and their overuse has triggered a backlash, stirring some policymakers into action. Whether these ...

For the first time, payers must publicly post data on how often they deny prior authorization requests, how quickly they process them and how often denials are overturned on appeal. The first reports ...

Six months after Eric Tennant died following a protracted battle with his health insurer over doctor-recommended cancer care, West Virginia’s Republican governor signed a bill intended to curb the ...

Digital and privacy rights nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to get more information about a multi-state program that is using ...

The Federal Trade Commission and CVS Health have reached a proposed settlement over insulin pricing. On March 23, the FTC filed a joint motion to withdraw the matter with respect to Caremark and the ...

The Trump administration wants to create deadlines for federally regulated insurers to respond to prior authorization requests for drugs, along with stricter transparency requirements. On Friday, the ...

Major insurers have cut 11% of prior authorizations after committing to roll back the controversial processes last year, according to major trade groups. The reduction equates to 6.5 million fewer ...

No injuries reported after vehicle crashes into Clearfield Co. business Wild turkey smashes into Somerset County school bus causing minor injuries Several students suffered minor injuries Friday ...

Cigna’s Express Scripts continued its lead in the U.S. pharmacy benefit manager market for the second year in a row, processing nearly one-third of all prescription claims, according to a March 30 ...