The decision, announced on February 9, signals a major shift in Discord's approach to moderation and compliance. The company says the system will apply universally, overriding ...

Prior authorization (PA) is a utilization management technique used by health insurers that requires providers to seek approval from the insurance plan before the plan will agree to pay for a covered ...

Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on extrapolating extinctions from the past 500 years into the future and the idea ...

Recently, we put together a template to help medical professionals explain a confusing process. Readers gave us very pointed feedback, so we updated it. By Ron Lieber Two months ago, I shared my tale ...

Could we be on the verge of the sixth mass extinction? To better understand what’s to come for life on Earth–and the current harm we’re doing to our own environment–we have to look into the past. But, ...

The CMS will soon make it more difficult for providers in six states to get reimbursed in Medicare for certain medical procedures it has deemed “low value,” but some stakeholders worry it could lead ...

Insurance companies often make doctors ask their permission before treating patients. This template can help medical professionals explain how it works. By Ron Lieber Ron Lieber will update this ...

Humans have wiped out hundreds of species — with many more on the brink or experiencing large declines in population. Some scientists have argued that we have entered a “sixth mass extinction” event ...

We may not be living through Earth’s sixth mass extinction event ­­— at least not yet. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis of plant and animal extinctions published September 4 in PLOS Biology.

A mass extinction event is a term used to describe a large-scale event that wipes out species. It is usually not a short, one-time incident but rather something that occurs over thousands or millions ...

A lawsuit filed earlier this week by a teacher claims the Prior Lake school district violated her right to freedom of speech after a social media post made in a private Facebook group was shared ...

Health and Law flat lay. Judge gavel, medicine and doctor coat on blue, background, top view. Medical malpractice, personal injury attorney. Prior authorization has caused significant frustration for ...