{"id":2121981,"date":"2026-01-06T14:20:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?page_id=2121981"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:48:08","slug":"deadly-denials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/deadly-denials\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly Denials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero--offset wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero--left-align archive-highlight-color archive-highlight-color--black alignfull wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/2023-11-14_Prior_Auth_Whiplash-final.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__overlay\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"opacity: 0.5\"\n\t\t><\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__title\">\n\t\t\t\tDeadly Denials\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-200-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d57aab1973b6cd2834d0b722fecbaedd\">Designed by health insurance companies to prevent doctors from deploying expensive, ineffectual procedures, prior authorization \u2014 sometimes called preauthorization or pre-certification \u2014 has become a confusing maze that denies or delays care, burdens physicians with paperwork, and perpetuates racial disparities. Proposed federal rules may not be enough to solve the problems.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading screen-reader-text\" id=\"h-featured-story\">Featured Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2110687\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/prior-authorization-denials-cancer-treatment-west-virginia-death\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tennant_05.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tennant_05.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tennant_05.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tennant_05.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of a husband and wife standing on the beach.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/prior-authorization-denials-cancer-treatment-west-virginia-death\/\">After Series of Denials, His Insurer Approved Doctor-Recommended Cancer Care. It Was Too Late.<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Eric Tennant\u2019s doctors recommended histotripsy, which would target, and potentially destroy, a cancerous tumor in his liver. But by the time his insurer approved the treatment, Tennant was no longer considered a good candidate. He died in September.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/lauren-sausser\/\">Lauren Sausser<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-21T00:00:00+00:00\">Nov. 21, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2172747\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/prior-authorization-insurance-delays-coverage-denials-state-laws-west-virginia\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/WVa_01.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/WVa_01.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/WVa_01.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/WVa_01.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"An older man lies in a hospital bed. His wife and daughter are on either side of him, smiling.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/prior-authorization-insurance-delays-coverage-denials-state-laws-west-virginia\/\">After Man\u2019s Death Following Insurance Denials, West Virginia Tackles Prior Authorization<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>After Eric Tennant died, his widow vowed to speak out against West Virginia\u2019s Public Employees Insurance Agency, which had denied cancer treatment recommended by Tennant\u2019s doctor. Her efforts paid off. In March, West Virginia\u2019s governor signed a bill to protect some patients from harm tied to prior authorization.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/lauren-sausser\/\">Lauren Sausser<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-01T00:00:00+00:00\">April 1, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2047875\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/prior-authorization-insurer-denials-patients-run-out-of-options\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Tennant_15.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Tennant_15.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Tennant_15.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Tennant_15.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A husband sits at the kitchen table. His wife is seen close on the left of the frame. She is blurred slightly as the camera is focused on the husband.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/prior-authorization-insurer-denials-patients-run-out-of-options\/\">\u2018Not Accountable to Anyone\u2019: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Health insurers issue millions of prior authorization denials every year, leaving many patients stuck in a convoluted appeals process, with little hope of meaningful policy change ahead. For doctors, these denials are frustrating and time-consuming. For patients, they can be devastating.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/lauren-sausser\/\">Lauren Sausser<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-16T00:00:00+00:00\">June 16, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2007303\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/prior-authorization-bipartisan-reform-health-insurance-outrage-ceo-killing\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/Ekirch_07.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/Ekirch_07.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/Ekirch_07.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/Ekirch_07.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of a woman sitting at a table with several pill bottles in front of her.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/prior-authorization-bipartisan-reform-health-insurance-outrage-ceo-killing\/\">\u2018They Won\u2019t Help Me\u2019: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson prompted both grief and public outrage about the ways insurers deny treatment. Republicans and Democrats agree prior authorization needs fixing, but patients are growing impatient.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/lauren-sausser\/\">Lauren Sausser<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-31T00:00:00+00:00\">March 31, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2112652\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/prior-authorization-walk-in-clinic-tick-bite-coverage-denial\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Kovitch_13.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Kovitch_13.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Kovitch_13.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Kovitch_13.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of a woman standing in a meadow in autumn. The foliage around her is turning orange and yellow.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/prior-authorization-walk-in-clinic-tick-bite-coverage-denial\/\">Ticked Off Over Preauthorization: Walk-In Patient Avoided Lyme Disease but Not a Surprise Bill<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A Maine woman sought care at a clinic for a tick bite, then paid full price after her insurer denied coverage. Its reason? She didn\u2019t have preapproval for the walk-in visit, even though testing later detected the pathogen that causes Lyme disease. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/lauren-sausser\/\">Lauren Sausser<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-18T00:00:00+00:00\">Nov. 18, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1789218\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/cancer-patients-prior-authorization-treatment-delays\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Winters_06.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Winters_06.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Winters_06.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/12\/Winters_06.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"Ron Winters and his wife, Teresa, stand outside their home. Ron leans up against a brick wall, while his wife leans against him and places her hand on his stomach. They both look towards the camera.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/cancer-patients-prior-authorization-treatment-delays\/\">Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Delaying cancer treatment can be deadly \u2014 which makes the roadblock-riddled process that health insurers use to approve or deny care particularly daunting for oncology patients.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/lauren-sausser\/\">Lauren Sausser<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-12-22T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 22, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--image-aligned wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--image-right wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--variation-overlap wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--dark-background wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card\" data-post-id=\"2078398\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/tag\/prior-authorizations\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__kicker-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__kicker-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeadly Denials\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/health-insurance-denial-prior-authorization-7-tips-to-file-appeal\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFighting a Health Insurance Denial? Here Are 7 Tips To Help\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__excerpt\">Many people don\u2019t know they can fight a health insurance denial, let alone how to do it. Here are practical tips for consumers who want to appeal a prior authorization decision.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/lauren-sausser\/\">Lauren Sausser<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSept. 4, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image--ratio-3:2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/health-insurance-denial-prior-authorization-7-tips-to-file-appeal\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Ekirch_08-reuse.jpg?w=834&#038;h=556&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Ekirch_08-reuse.jpg?w=1350&#038;h=900&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\" width=\"834\" height=\"556\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Ekirch_08-reuse.jpg?w=834&#038;h=556&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Ekirch_08-reuse.jpg?w=1350&#038;h=900&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" width=\"834\" height=\"556\">\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Ekirch_08-reuse.jpg?w=834&#038;h=556&#038;crop=1\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"834\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"556\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Sheldon Ekirch with her hands folded on a table next to her pill bottles.\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:59px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7xTIB-2mWMU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-share-your-prior-authorization-story\" style=\"margin-top:33px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Share Your Prior Authorization Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have an experience navigating prior authorization to get medical treatment that you&#8217;d like to share with us for our reporting? Click below to reach us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-icon-plane\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-neutral-200-color has-neutral-900-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/share-your-prior-authorization-story-with-us\/\">Tell Us Your Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-heading-2-font-size\" id=\"h-more-stories-from-the-project\">More Stories From the Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow hidden-pagination\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2170030 post 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srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Ekirch.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Ekirch.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Ekirch.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Ekirch.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Sheldon Ekirch walks along a street in her neighborhood.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/aurorizacion-previa-el-proceso-para-obtener-terapias-o-medicamentos-es-una-costosa-pesadilla-para-los-pacientes\/\">Aurorizacion previa, el proceso para obtener terapias o medicamentos, es una costosa pesadilla para los pacientes<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/lauren-sausser\/\">Lauren Sausser<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-16T00:00:00+00:00\">March 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2166041 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance tag-midwest-bureau tag-southern-bureau tag-trump-administration state-ohio state-virginia content-types-article series-deadly-denials series-state-watch funder-missouri-foundation-for-health funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation partner-cbs-news\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2166041\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/prior-authorization-insurer-pledge-awaiting-reforms-patients-families-bills\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Ekirch.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, 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height=\"200\" alt=\"A hand-drawn illustration of a top-down perspective of a cartoon-ish pill bottle. The cap of the bottle shows a clock with dizzying hands. The bottle is on top of loose papers, one of which says, &quot;pre-auth expired.&quot;\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/health-care-helpline-prior-authorization-insurance-companies-plans-drugs-pbms-tips\/\">To Avoid Care Disruptions, Know When the Clock Runs Out on Your Prior Authorization<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/sarah-boden\/\">Sarah Boden<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-27T00:00:00+00:00\">Feb. 27, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2120517 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-insurance category-noticias-en-espanol state-maine content-types-article series-deadly-denials\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2120517\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/health-care-costs\/paciente-evita-la-enfermedad-de-lyme-pero-recibe-una-factura-sorpresa\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Kovitch_13.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Kovitch_13.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Kovitch_13.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Kovitch_13.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A photo of a woman standing in a meadow in autumn. The foliage around her is turning orange and yellow.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/health-care-costs\/paciente-evita-la-enfermedad-de-lyme-pero-recibe-una-factura-sorpresa\/\">Paciente evita la enfermedad de Lyme, pero recibe una factura sorpresa<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/lauren-sausser\/\">Lauren Sausser<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-18T00:00:00+00:00\">Nov. 18, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2096422 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-insurance category-medicare category-noticias-en-espanol tag-cms tag-medicare-advantage tag-southern-bureau tag-technology tag-congress state-arizona state-washington state-ohio state-texas state-new-jersey state-oklahoma content-types-article series-deadly-denials funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation funder-scan-foundation funder-silver-century\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2096422\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/la-inteligencia-artificial-pronto-influira-en-que-te-aprueben-o-te-nieguen-tratamientos-en-medicare\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2221088550-resized.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2221088550-resized.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2221088550-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2221088550-resized.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A photo of a news conference featuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mehmet Oz, and Sen. Roger Marshall.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/la-inteligencia-artificial-pronto-influira-en-que-te-aprueben-o-te-nieguen-tratamientos-en-medicare\/\">La inteligencia artificial pronto influir\u00e1 en que te aprueben o te nieguen tratamientos en Medicare<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/lauren-sausser\/\">Lauren Sausser<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/darius-tahir\/\">Darius Tahir<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-25T00:00:00+00:00\">Sept. 25, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2091468 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aging category-insurance category-medicare tag-cms tag-medicare-advantage tag-southern-bureau tag-technology tag-congress state-arizona state-washington state-ohio state-texas state-new-jersey state-oklahoma content-types-article series-deadly-denials funder-john-a-hartford-foundation funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation funder-scan-foundation funder-silver-century partner-nbc-news\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2091468\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/ai-medicare-prior-authorization-trump-pilot-program-wiser\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2221088550-resized.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2221088550-resized.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2221088550-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2221088550-resized.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A photo of a news conference featuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mehmet Oz, and Sen. Roger Marshall.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/ai-medicare-prior-authorization-trump-pilot-program-wiser\/\">AI Will Soon Have a Say in Approving or Denying Medicare Treatments<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/lauren-sausser\/\">Lauren Sausser<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/darius-tahir\/\">Darius Tahir<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-25T00:00:00+00:00\">Sept. 25, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2052631 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-industry category-insurance tag-cms tag-hhs tag-insurers content-types-article series-agency-watch series-deadly-denials funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation partner-nbc-news\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2052631\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/5-takeaways-from-insurers-pledge-to-improve-prior-authorization\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/HHS-Prior-Auth.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/HHS-Prior-Auth.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/HHS-Prior-Auth.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/HHS-Prior-Auth.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A photo of Mehmet Oz speaking at a podium. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stands behind him.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/5-takeaways-from-insurers-pledge-to-improve-prior-authorization\/\">5 Takeaways From Health Insurers\u2019 New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/lauren-sausser\/\">Lauren Sausser<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/phil-galewitz\/\">Phil Galewitz<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-24T00:00:00+00:00\">June 24, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1987283 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance tag-california-legislature tag-legislation state-oregon state-connecticut state-utah state-california content-types-article series-deadly-denials funder-california-health-care-foundation partner-los-angeles-times\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1987283\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/california-penalties-health-insurers-deny-coverage-delay-treatment\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1434072256.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1434072256.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1434072256.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1434072256.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A photograph of a woman holding up a piece of paper. Her face is obstructed from view.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/california-penalties-health-insurers-deny-coverage-delay-treatment\/\">Deny and Delay? California Seeks Penalties for Insurers That Repeatedly Get It Wrong<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/christine-mai-duc\/\">Christine Mai-Duc<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-02-18T00:00:00+00:00\">Feb. 18, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1985574 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-industry tag-legislation tag-mountain-states-bureau state-indiana state-montana state-nebraska state-washington state-virginia state-new-jersey state-north-dakota content-types-article series-deadly-denials funder-headwaters-foundation funder-montana-healthcare-foundation\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-1985574\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/montana-legislation-bills-prior-authorization-denials-delays-2025\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-951636356-resized.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-951636356-resized.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-951636356-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-951636356-resized.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A photo of a stethoscope resting on top of medical documents and a notebook.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/montana-legislation-bills-prior-authorization-denials-delays-2025\/\">Montana Looks To Regulate Prior Authorization as Patients, Providers Decry Obstacles to Care<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/mike-dennison\/\">Mike Dennison<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-02-13T00:00:00+00:00\">Feb. 13, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1809557 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-insurance tag-biden-administration tag-diabetes tag-midwest-bureau tag-mountain-states-bureau tag-southern-bureau state-vermont state-west-virginia state-wyoming state-oklahoma state-colorado state-indiana state-louisiana state-massachusetts state-michigan state-missouri state-north-carolina state-texas content-types-article series-deadly-denials funder-missouri-foundation-for-health partner-usa-today\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top 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https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/02\/prior-authorization-019.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/states-health-insurers-prior-authorization-legislation-gold-carding\/\">States Target Health Insurers\u2019 \u2018Prior Authorization\u2019 Red Tape<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/bram-sable-smith\/\">Bram Sable-Smith<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time 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class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/lauren-sausser\/\">Lauren Sausser<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2023-03-13T00:00:00+00:00\">March 13, 2023<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-neutral-200-color has-neutral-900-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neutral-200-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6bce696bb22e7f8e1f2cf02a572a957c\" id=\"h-credits\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:54px\">Credits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex 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