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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Getting approval from your insurance company before a procedure or treatment may soon get a little easier. said this week that several of the nation’s largest health insurers have agreed to change how they handle prior authorization, a system that often causes delays in care.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Key Health Policy Updates

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Key health policy updates from March 3, 2025: MAFP lobbyist Megan Verdeja shares the latest legislative news on health care-related bills impacting family physicians and health care access. In particular, Republican members of the committee expressed concerns on whether a new tax on health plans may impact health insurance rates.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: MAFP Priorities in Senate Omnibus Bill

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Requiring informed consent for sensitive examinations of an anesthetized or unconscious patient. Mandating insurance coverage of vasectomies. WHAT’S NEXT IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS After a short break, session resumed on April 21, 2025. May 19, 2025, is the final day of the legislative session.

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Forecasting and adapting to the family medicine workforce shortage

The Health Policy Exchange

is actually experiencing a physician shortage that will worsen with population growth, the aging of the baby boomer generation, and an influx of newly insured from the Affordable Care Act. Two decades later, there is a widespread consensus that the U.S. As our discussion pointed out, though, these proposals have serious disadvantages.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Hearings and Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Last week, the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) was actively engaged in multiple discussions on health care policy, including Medical Assistance rate reimbursement, coverage for the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model and broader reforms to patient-centered care. Read a summary of HF 958.

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Additional Physician from Santa Monica Family Physicians Now Offering the Hybrid Choice™ Concierge Program from Concierge Choice Physicians

Concierge Choice Physicians

Leading not-for-profit healthcare organization in greater Los Angeles allows patients to choose a closer doctor-patient relationship ​ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY – February 4, 2025 – Concierge Choice Physicians (CCP), the nation’s leading full-service concierge medical service provider, announces today that David M.

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Dr. Donovan Ogboh, DO Comes To Plum Health DPC July 2025

Plum Health

He believes in delivering individualized, patient-focused care by taking the time to learn each person’s unique story, lifestyle, and health goals. Dr. Ogboh collaborates closely with his patients to create personalized, evidence-based treatment plans that support their overall well-being. Learn more about DPC