Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Japsen writes about healthcare business and policy. The biggest names in health insurance, including Cigna, CVS Health’s ...

The nation’s major health insurers are promising to scale back and improve a widely despised practice that leads to care delays and complications. UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health's Aetna and dozens of ...

But critics say it’s a way for insurers to increase their profits by denying care. The participating health insurers have promised to work toward a common electronic prior authorization process, which ...

Health plan members of AHIP and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association made news earlier this week when they announced a series of steps that a broad swath of health insurers will take to improve ...