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Major Health Insurers Promise Faster Approvals After Outrage Over Care Delays: Here's How Major Health Insurers Promise Faster Approvals After Outrage Over Care Delays: Here's How
Major Health Insurers Promise Faster Approvals After Outrage Over Care Delays: Here's How Dozens of the nation's largest health insurance companies are pledging to speed up prior authorization approvals, which can often be unclear and painful for patients and doctors. The medical insurance trade group AHIP announced the effort to simplify prior authorization in a news release on Monday, June 23. The group includes insurers like UnitedHealthcare, Humana, Cigna, CVS Aetna, Kaiser Permanente, Elevance Health, Centene, and several Blue Cross Blue Shield companies. The new commitments will affect more than 250 million Americans with commercial, Medicare Advantage, or Medicaid ma…

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by Chris Spiker
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First 2025 Measles Case Confirmed In Virginia: Officials Warn Of Clinic Exposure First 2025 Measles Case Confirmed In Virginia: Officials Warn Of Clinic Exposure
First 2025 Measles Case Confirmed In Virginia: Officials Warn Of Clinic Exposure Virginia has reported its first confirmed measles case of the year, health officials announced — and it’s tied to international travel. The patient is a child under the age of five from the state’s Northwest Region who recently returned from a trip abroad, according to the Virginia Department of Health on Saturday, April 19. To protect the child’s privacy, no further personal information was released. Officials said the child was at two Virginia medical centers earlier this week, raising concern for potential public exposure.  Health officials listed two locations tied to the case: t…

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by Zak Failla
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Casting Call Issued In DMV For Commercial Shooting In Maryland Casting Call Issued In DMV For Commercial Shooting In Maryland
Casting Call Issued In DMV For Commercial Shooting In Maryland Lights... Camera...  Producers of a commercial are coming to Maryland and seek local talent to star in a key role.  A casting call has been issued for the DMV area as they attempt to locate an actor to play a role in a Kaiser Permanente spot that is set to shoot on Tuesday, Oct. 29 in Silver Spring. According to the producers, they are seeking an actor who is between the ages of 28 and 39 to play the role of "boyfriend" of the main character in a short scene. The role - which comes with a $300 paycheck for a half-day of work - will see the actor suffering an injury, who then goe…

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by Zak Failla