Health care news from around the web: June 23 – 27, 2025

5 takeaways from health insurers’ new pledge to improve prior authorization 

Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in New York drew widespread attention to health insurers’ practice of denying or delaying doctor-ordered care, the largest U.S. insurers agreed June 23 to streamline their often cumbersome preapproval system. 

Forging a path to change, sustainability in health care 

Data accessibility, effective resource allocation, payer-provider partnerships and community investment are critical to improving care and outcomes, leaders said at AHIP 2025. 

What hospital leaders are hearing behind closed doors about Medicaid cuts 

As Senate Republicans advance proposals for deeper and broader Medicaid cuts than those already passed by the House, health system leaders are escalating their advocacy efforts behind the scenes in Washington, D.C. 

Oz hints at impending CMS rule to force drug price transparency 

The Trump administration hopes to issue a rule by the end of this year empowering regulators to “very forcefully” go after companies that don’t share information on drug costs.