May 2026

Doctors Skeptical of Insurers’ Pledges to Rein in Prior Authorization by Joyce Frieden, Washington Editor, MedPage Today May 14, 2026   Physicians remain skeptical that health insurers’ pledges to ease prior authorization hassles will result in any meaningful action, an American Medical Association (AMA) survey found.   In June 2025, a group of about 60 […]

Health Care Costs is the Issue Voters Can’t Afford to Ignore By Wendell Potter May 5, 2026   Pope Leo XIV (who became pope a year ago this week) isn’t just the first American pontiff—he’s also, as a Chicago native and Villanova University alum, the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church to have experienced