8+ hour, 55+ min ago  (258+ words) A new study by'giggster. com shows Wyoming second in the nation in annual per-capita spending on alcohol. at $1, 237 per person. That was only a little behind first place Alaska, which checked in at $1, 249 per person per year. Here is the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (506+ words) "Egregious", "alarming", and "catastrophic" are just some of the words residents used to describe recently approved plans for a "750 million redevelopment at Warneford Park. The transformation of the 200-year-old Headington site was greenlit on April 21 by an Oxford City Council…...

9+ hour, 19+ min ago  (560+ words) Get the latest health care news and updates for insurance brokers. Last summer, the insurance industry broadly agreed to reform a major healthcare pain point: prior authorization. Now, two of the industry's leading organizations are'offering a look'at progress toward those…...

16+ hour, 24+ min ago  (563+ words) Many health plans are discovering that even after digitizing medical policies and implementing FHIR APIs, prior authorization turnaround times remain slow and provider frustration remains high. The reason is straightforward: digitization alone does not make medical'necessity determinations executable by automated…...

21+ hour, 22+ min ago  (1005+ words) Bo Yennie has made significant progress in regaining some of the independence he lost after suffering a spinal injury in a severe ski crash at Steamboat, and is confident he can make more with continued work. But his insurance company…...

20+ hour ago  (418+ words) The plans, submitted by Sixty6 Living Ltd, also including adding a rear extension and dormer to the building on Annesley Road in Hucknall. They say the HMO "offers much needed affordable rented accommodation with the potential to improve the attractiveness of…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (52+ words) 13newsnow. com Prior authorization: A barrier to needed healthcare To stream 13 News Now on your phone, you need the 13 News Now app. Download the 13 News Now app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before You…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (346+ words) MATHEWS COUNTY, Va. " When Phillip Sanderson started taking the medication Rybelsus for his diabetes, it was too strong, leaving him with stomach cramps. When his doctor, family medicine physician Dr. Sterling Ransone of Deltaville, reduced the dose, it was the…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (502+ words) elenabs/istock via Getty Images Healthcare payers are serious about prior authorization reform, with leading health plans now promising to adopt a standardized electronic request process for most medical services. America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) announced on Friday that major…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (145+ words) Aetna, a CVS Health company (NYSE: CVS), is setting the pace for prior authorization reform, moving faster and further to simplify access to care for patients and providers. Aetna today announced the company has already standardized 88% of its prior authorization…...