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…
Around The Towns: Norwalk Bag Ban, Lamont's New Message From Top, Danbury Mayor Race Ramps Up
Norwalk is the latest community to adopt a ban on plastic bags.
Effective July 8, the new city ordinance prohibits the use of plastic carryout bags and sets a 10-cent charge for paper carryout bags.
The ordinance applies to any person, business or nonprofit entity that sells or provides merchandise, goods, food and beverages, or materials in the City of Norwalk.
To remind residents that the ban is not just for groceries, the city hired TFI Envision as part of an advertising campaign to promote the new law.
A “Bring Your Own Bag” message, on posters and bus placards, is in both English and…
