Lauren Sausser
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Federal Loan Caps Add Barriers — And Likely Debt — for Healthcare Students - KFF Health News (opens the original)
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He Dreamed of Becoming a Physician Assistant. New Loan Rules May Thwart Him. Starting in July, the government will cap what graduate students may borrow in federal loans, forcing many toward private lenders with higher interest rates. The borrowing limits will affect students pursuing healthcare degrees, and some clinicians and student loan experts worry they may impede efforts to diversify the healthcare workforce. By Lauren Sausser June 30, 2026
Insurers hedge on Trump-backed pledge to improve denials process (opens the original)
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One year after the Trump administration announced that dozens of health insurers had signed a six-part pledge promising to reduce barriers to doctor-recommended care, some insurers now say they wonât implement all the promised initiatives. Meanwhile, patients, their advocates, and clinicians say little has improved. âIt has never been this bad for patients,â said U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy (R., N.C.), a physician who co-chairs the GOP Doctors Caucus. The overarching intent of the June 2025 pled
Insurers Hedge on Trump-Backed Pledge To Improve Denials Process - KFF Health News (opens the original)
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Deadly Denials 5 Takeaways From Health Insurers’ New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization Dozens of health insurance companies pledged on Monday to improve prior authorization, a process often used to deny care. The announcement comes months after the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, whose death in December sparked widespread criticism about insurance denials. By Lauren Sausser and Phil Galewitz June 24, 2025
He dreamed of becoming a physician assistant. New loan rules may thwart him. (opens the original)
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Benjamin Pinckney, 46, has dreamed of becoming a physician assistant since just after his 20th birthday. Sign up here to get the latest health & fitness updates in your inbox every week! People outside the family frequently step into helping roles when older adults need assistance. The case was brought by a marketing company that wants to define as employees people who download an app and agree to have their internet acti… Senate and House Democrats say the Trump administrationâs plan to colle
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