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OIG Finds Major Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Rehab Care and Then Reverse Those Decisions

The inspector general urged CMS to collect detailed prior-authorization records to expose contractor practices that may be blocking patient access.

Galicia Protests Demand Answers Over Alleged Manipulation of Waiting Lists

Barmer Report Finds Major Gaps in Dental Prevention for Care-Dependent Seniors

Government Pushes Single Patient Record and Plans to Abolish NHS England

UnitedHealthcare to Remove Two-Thirds of Pediatric Prior Authorizations

Government Agrees £340m Deal to Expand Pharmacist Prescribing

St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital Cuts About 60 Jobs, Shutters Kidney Transplant Program

UnitedHealthcare to Scrap Prior Authorization for 30% of Services by the End of 2026

Charity Says 1,222 Missed Clot-Removal Procedure as 24/7 Stroke Care Lags

Doctors Begin Third National Strike Monday Over Spain’s Health Statute

Shriners Children’s Names Scott H. Kozin, M.D., Chief Medical Officer

UnityPoint Health Cutting 207 IT Jobs, Outsourcing Some Operations

IPPR Says Insurance Overhaul Won't Fix the NHS

CMS Seeks Faster Drug Prior Authorization With 24- and 72-Hour Deadlines

Memorial Hermann Out of Network for Blue Cross Texas Plans After Talks Collapse

Germany Cuts Psychotherapy Fees 4.5% From April 1 as Protests Grow

Allina to Join Sutter Health Under LOI, Creating 39-Hospital Nonprofit With $2 Billion Midwest Investment

OPTN Lookback to Fix Race-Based Kidney Test Boosted Black Transplants

Saskatchewan Unveils 'Patients First' Plan With 2028 Wait-Time Targets

Most Germans Wait Over a Month for Specialists as TK Pushes Digital Triage and Single Booking Portal