The health insurance industry has received a lot of backlash for its managed care practices, which plague providers with prior authorizations and rampant denials of medical claims. The rise in medical benefit ratios (MBRs) driven by Medicare Advantage plans has squeezed profits at major health insurance providers such as Humana Inc. New York Stock Exchange: … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump (left) and National Institutes of Health director nominee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. – Reuters/File President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as the new director of the National Institute of Health (NIH). “Together, Jay and RFK Jr. will work to return the National Institutes of Health to the gold standard of … Read more
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, chosen by President-elect Donald Trump. – Reuters/File Jay Bhattacharya is now US President-elect Donald Trump’s favorite to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Washington Post It was reported on Saturday, citing three people familiar with the matter. The Stanford-trained physician and economist met with Robert … Read more