Many states are enacting restrictions on insurers’ prior authorization policies, but these laws may increase costs and lead to other undesirable consequences.

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Rideshare Cuts Colon Cancer Deaths, Saves Costs After Abnormal FIT, Study Finds

By Pearl Steinzor

September 4th 2025

A study finds that $100 rideshare rides for follow-up colonoscopy after fecal immunochemical test (FIT) doubled completion rates, reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) deaths, and lowered health care costs.

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Economic Burden Is Greater Among Patients With Ovarian Cancer Receiving BRCA Testing

By Brooke McCormick

September 4th 2025

Patients with ovarian cancer who undergo BRCA testing face higher health care resource utilization (HCRU) and costs but are more likely to receive genomically targeted therapies and progress to later lines of treatment (LOT).

While atopic dermatitis was found to be the most burdensome disease and received the most grants, the correlation between disease burden and NIH funding deteriorated as the investigators went down the list of burdensome diseases. | Image credit: GRON777 - stock.adobe.com

NIH Pediatric Dermatology Spending Misaligned With Disease Burden

By Jared Kaltwasser

September 4th 2025

Psoriasis received the second-most funding of any pediatric dermatology condition, even though it ranked fifth in terms of disease burden.

Contributor: Why US Health Care Is Ripe for Change

By Ariela Simerman

September 2nd 2025

Why is health care so staggeringly difficult to use? How do we fix it? To move forward, we first must look back, because the system we have today was not really designed, it evolved, notes Ariela Simerman, Turquoise Health.

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