‘Make money by denying care’: new US rules aim to curb use of approval by private health insurances

The administration's newly finalized rules will require insurance companies who work in federal programs to speed up the approval process and make decisions within 72 hours for urgent requests. The regulations will also require companies to give a specific reason as to why a request was denied and publicly report denial metrics. The regulations will primarily go into effect in 2026...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/02/new-federal-rule-insurance-authorization-surgery-medication

The false choice over “Medicare for All” - POLITICO

We can have both private health insurance and an expanded role for government.....
https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2019/09/23/medicare-for-all-000977

What Medicare for all means for doctors and hospitals - CNN Politics

Americans generally don't like the idea of giving up their private health insurance. Hospitals and doctors don't want them to, either...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/18/politics/medicare-for-all-doctors-hospitals/index.html