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Report: Physicians worried about AI’s impact on prior authorization denials

By Michael Popke

The AMA’s annual prior authorization survey also cites concerns about patient harm, physician burnout and wasted health resources.

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Unrealistic dental bills could hit employers in the mouth, plan designer warns

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California may stop AI bots from calling themselves doctors

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February 25, 2025

Newly terminated federal workers can keep retirement funds in their $986B Thrift Savings Plan

The tax-deferred plan, similar to a 401(k) plan, is the basis for a plan that is being proposed with new legislation called the Retirement Savings for Americans Act, which could expand savings for millions of low- and moderate-income private sector Americans.

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February 25, 2025

Vanguard, BlackRock pause public meetings, in wake of new SEC rule on ESG investing

The Securities and Exchange Commission has placed more restrictive regulations on asset managers that may attempt to influence shareholders with a large equity stake in a company on ESG topics.

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February 25, 2025

340B program 'failing vulnerable patients,' driving up costs, report says

The federal 340B drug pricing program is failing to meet the needs of the vulnerable patients the program was intended to serve, while raising health care costs for employers and families, according to a new white paper.

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February 25, 2025

Homeownership, family, retirement out of reach for employees, study finds

36% of employees feel hopeless, anxious or frustrated about their financial situation.

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February 24, 2025

FTC's insulin price probe hits McDonald's, Mercer, and more with massive subpoenas

After turning over more than 1,300 documents to the Federal Trade Commission, the fast food giant is turning its attention to subpoenas from pharmacy benefit managers the agency accuses of artificially inflating insulin prices.

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February 24, 2025

Transplant costs stabilized for kidneys but soared for other organs, Milliman reports

The full billed price for a double lung transplant for a patient under 65 increased 81% between 2020 and this year, to $2.3 million, the firm estimates.

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February 24, 2025

UnitedHealth says it faces no new DOJ probe into its billing practices, contrary to a WSJ report

The company put out a statement on Friday rejecting the allegations, but the Wall Street Journal article caused a 7.17% drop in the price of its stock.

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Report: Physicians worried about AI’s impact on prior authorization denials

Unrealistic dental bills could hit employers in the mouth, plan designer warns

California may stop AI bots from calling themselves doctors

Recommended Just For You

News Stories

Newly terminated federal workers can keep retirement funds in their $986B Thrift Savings Plan

Vanguard, BlackRock pause public meetings, in wake of new SEC rule on ESG investing

340B program 'failing vulnerable patients,' driving up costs, report says

Homeownership, family, retirement out of reach for employees, study finds

FTC's insulin price probe hits McDonald's, Mercer, and more with massive subpoenas

Transplant costs stabilized for kidneys but soared for other organs, Milliman reports

UnitedHealth says it faces no new DOJ probe into its billing practices, contrary to a WSJ report