RFK Jr and Dr Oz announce insurers’ ‘pledge’ to reform prior authorization

<p>Health secretary and chief of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid said the voluntary agreement was a ‘good start’</p><p>The US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and Dr Mehmet Oz announced a voluntary agreement with insurance companies to change prior authorization practices – where private health insurers require patients to ask for permission before they can receive medical treatment.</p><p>The majority of Americans get health insurance through a private company, whether through an employer, or a privatization of public health insurance programs, such as Medicare Advantage.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/23/rfk-jr-dr-oz-prior-authorization-health-insurance">Continue reading...</a>