4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1144+ words) May 12, 2026, 8: 00 PM One of the many landmark provisions of the Affordable Care Act was its emphasis on covering mental and behavioral health issues. Before the ACA, such coverage was sporadic and inconsistent. While some health insurance plans offered mental health…...

13+ hour, 49+ min ago  (342+ words) A FORMER podiatry clinic and adjoining house in Colchester will be converted into a children's home. The development at 292 Ipswich Road, submitted by Able Health Care Ltd, will see the existing property and attached clinic adapted to accommodate up to…...

1+ day, 42+ min ago  (1647+ words) Medical necessity denials are becoming harder for labs to ignore, and AI is increasingly being used to catch the risk earlier. Denial rates have been rising across healthcare, with more providers reporting denial rates above 10% each year, from 30% in 2022 to…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (347+ words) FORT LAUDERDALE, FL " May 06, 2026 " PRESSADVANTAGE " Compassion Behavioral Health, a provider of mental health and substance use disorder treatment services in South Florida, has announced that it now accepts Oscar Insurance at its Fort Lauderdale facility. The update is intended to…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (836+ words) (Iowa Capital Dispatch Story)" (Des Moines) Patients in Iowa will no longer have to wonder whether their health insurance companies will approve certain care their doctors recommend. Gov. Kim Reynolds recently signed a bill banning prior authorizations for cancer screenings…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (297+ words) John Street in Porthcawl(Image: Lewis Smith) Plans to develop a new health and well-being centre at the site of a former Porthcawl bank have been put to the local council. The proposals ask for a change of use for…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (22+ words) Iowa's Patients First Act lets doctors order cancer screenings without prior authorization, but the change applies to about 829, 000 residents...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (856+ words) (Red Oak) -- Three suspects face charges following an incide" An Iowa State University professor is leading the charge to better detail the ch" Patients in Iowa will soon no longer need to wonder if their health insurance companies will approve…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (34+ words) Modern Healthcare Prior authorization headaches persist despite insurers" pledge Respondents to Modern Healthcare's Construction and Design Survey say hospital clients are looking to do more with less....

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (572+ words) A surgeon encounters the same roadblocks insurance companies put in front of patients under the guise of saving money. But most patients do not have the expertise to fight back like the writer did. As a surgeon and leader at Rothman…...