Several health insurers are extending prior authorizations for elective services that have been canceled or deferred because of COVID-19. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota shared with Becker’s ...

This post is part of a Health Affairs Blog short series, “Higher Health Care Value Post COVID-19.” The series examines opportunities to create a research and policy agenda using the changes wrought by ...

AKRON, Ohio — The Summa Health Medical Group has announced its intention to suspend a variety of elective services, including non-surgical procedures and cardiology procedures. Summa says the change ...

Elective surgeries such as hip and knee replacements will start back up again at UCHealth and Penrose-St. Francis Health Services facilities Monday with many new precautions in place to ensure ...

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. Over the coming months I’ll be trying to attend as many of these important sector events as possible. It’s important for us to have an ongoing ...

Judy Foreman writes a syndicated column on health issues. She is a fellow in medical ethics at Harvard Medical School. Her column appears occasionally in Health He’s 81 now, this former Boston ...

The largest provider of health coverage on the Affordable Care Act's online marketplace in Maine has dropped coverage of elective abortion services. Community Health Options, an insurance co-op, ...