A Monday morning fire has left a mosque and school in Prior Lake with significant damage. It happened at the Masjid Hamza mosque and Baitul Hikmah Academy building, located just off Highway 13 near ...

Recently, we put together a template to help medical professionals explain a confusing process. Readers gave us very pointed feedback, so we updated it. By Ron Lieber Two months ago, I shared my tale ...

Surescripts®, the nation's leading health intelligence network, today announced a major expansion of its Touchless Prior Authorization technology, now reaching more than 76,000 prescribers across the ...

The proportion of Medicare Part D beneficiaries subject to prior authorization for GLP-1 drugs jumped from just a fraction through 2023 to nearly all by 2025. Out-of-pocket costs likewise were steady ...

Insurance companies often make doctors ask their permission before treating patients. This template can help medical professionals explain how it works. By Ron Lieber Ron Lieber will update this ...

Humans have wiped out hundreds of species — with many more on the brink or experiencing large declines in population. Some scientists have argued that we have entered a “sixth mass extinction” event ...

Many states are enacting restrictions on insurers’ prior authorization policies, but these laws may increase costs and lead to other undesirable consequences. Many states have adopted or are ...

We may not be living through Earth’s sixth mass extinction event ­­— at least not yet. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of plant and animal extinctions published September 4 in PLOS Biology.

A lawsuit filed earlier this week by a teacher claims the Prior Lake school district violated her right to freedom of speech after a social media post made in a private Facebook group was shared ...

Health and Law flat lay. Judge gavel, medicine and doctor coat on blue, background, top view. Medical malpractice, personal injury attorney. Prior authorization has caused significant frustration for ...

When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn’t pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to ease her neurological pain, she prepared for battle. It took years, a chain of ...

Surescripts has released a new survey revealing widespread frustration among prescribers and pharmacists over prior authorization requirements, which they say delay treatment and can harm patients.