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HHS and CMS have launched a healthcare advisory committee to help strengthen and modernize U.S. healthcare. The committee, which comprises 18 members, will advise both HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, on how to…

From several states advancing legislation to CMS considering reforms, here are seven prior authorization updates Becker’s has reported since April 24:  1. HHS will not enforce mental health parity regulations opposed by some large employers and insurers as it reconsiders…

CMS is considering proposals that would cut the number of procedures that are subject to prior authorization, Bloomberg reported April 29.  Five things to know: 1. People familiar with the discussions told Bloomberg that CMS is exploring making prior authorization…

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the CMS administrator under the Biden administration, is joining the board of directors for Families USA, a health consumer advocacy organization.  Ms. Brooks-LaSure will help guide the organization’s efforts to advance health justice and economic security, including defending…

From UnitedHealthcare planning to cut prior authorization by 10% in 2025 to a congressman reintroducing reform legislation on, here are nine prior authorization updates that Becker’s has reported on since March 3:  1. Rep. Mark Green, MD, of Tennessee reintroduced…