Proposed federal spending cuts to health care in Republicans' 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' may increase some families' medical debts by as much as $22,800, according to a new report from Third Way, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.
The nation’s biggest health insurance companies are poised to ease prior authorization, the process of insurers reviewing hospital admissions and medications.
Medicare Advantage has become something quite different from what many of us envisioned. Instead of a vibrant alternative that drives efficiency and delivers value, it has evolved into a system dominated by a handful of massive insurers who are gaming the rules for profit.
Health insurers issue millions of denials every year, leaving many patients stuck in a convoluted appeals process, with little hope of meaningful policy change ahead.
The Senate’s version of a bill to enact President Trump’s agenda goes further to reduce Medicaid spending than the House-passed bill does, according to GOP aides familiar with the legislation.
Providence Health and Services is set to cut nearly 600 full-time positions across seven states, according to a memo from Dr. Darryl Elmouchi, Providence's COO. The memo, sent to staff this week, indicates that while most of the cuts will affect administrative roles, some patient care jobs will also be impacted. The memo attributes the job cuts to several factors, including proposed federal cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, ongoing denials and delayed payments from insurance companies, and rising costs for labor, medications, and supplies.