NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The insurance industry has always had an uphill battle earning the public’s goodwill due to its unique role as a large, private gatekeeper of healthcare funds. But health insurers ...

Repealing the HMO Act is not on any politician’s agenda. But perhaps a better regulated, less heavily profit-oriented system ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Policy experts emphasized the far-reaching impact Medicaid cuts are likely to have in a panel at the Fierce Health Payer Summit on Friday morning. At the annual event, more than 300 ...

As lawmakers intensify scrutiny of the insurance industry, healthcare providers are watching closely. During a recent Becker’s Healthcare podcast sponsored by HaloMD, Patrick Velliky, chief external ...

State policy makers have long searched for effective strategies to control health care costs. Since the 1970s, health spending growth has consistently exceeded growth in the gross domestic product.

Health insurance has long been typecast as the industry that says “no,” mails confusing letters, and cleans up the administrative mess after care happens. Even inside payer organizations, we’ve ...

At the AHIP Institute & Expo in Nashville June 19-20, Becker’s Hospital Review asked 17 executives from health plans and providers one question: What is the future of the payer-provider relationship?

Recent polling from the West Health-Gallup Center revealed a troubling reality. Roughly one-third of Americans reported having cut back on spending to afford medical care, with consequences ranging ...

Health systems have to take responsibility for the broken prior authorization process and stop deferring action to payers, according to Jeff Balser, CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. “A lot ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and Democratic senators held a news conference on Capitol ...