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 ...

Using a strong password is critical to keeping your online accounts secure. However, it isn’t enough on its own in today’s online threat landscape. Even the strongest passwords can fail in the face of ...

Privacy-first tech company Ente—best known for its end-to-end encrypted photo storage app—has just introduced Ensu, a fully local AI chatbot designed to run ...

Jaclyn Mayo has multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that damages the nervous system and can mess with coordination and balance. To get steadier on her feet, Mayo had been trying to lose weight: ...

When Ocean McIntyre started having vision problems at age 34, her health plan took a month to authorize a doctor visit. When pressure in her brain started crushing her optic nerve, she spent three ...

Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Brian Babin (R-Texas) confer during a markup of a NASA authorization bill Feb. 4. Credit: X @sciencedems WASHINGTON — The House Science Committee ...

Optum is rolling out new AI-powered tools that aim to reduce delays associated with prior authorization. The company unveiled two new platforms aimed at streamlining the decision process: Digital Auth ...

Massachusetts insurance regulators unveiled sweeping prior authorization reforms that would scrap pre-approval requirements for "many routine and essential" health care services, Gov. Maura Healey ...

A six-state pilot program will target 'wasteful care' under Medicare Medicare programs in six states will face prior authorizations under a new pilot program. Traditional Medicare in six states will ...

Today, I have signed into law S. 1071, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026” (the “Act”). The Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations for the Department of War (DoW), the ...

If you've been a Windows user for a while, things can be ... frustrating, to put it mildly. First, Microsoft released Windows 11, which felt like a half-baked beta product choked by unwanted AI ...