WASHINGTON- Major health insurance companies, representing about 75% of covered Americans, are pledging to speed up the "prior authorization" process, Dr. "It frustrates doctors, it sometimes results ...

Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. Minnesota has done its part to keep health insurance affordable for entrepreneurs, early retirees, farm families and others.

This latest move by health insurers will give patients faster access to health care with "fewer challenges navigating the ...