U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that several of the nation's largest health insurers have agreed to change how they handle prior authorization, a system that often causes delays in care.

Some of the nation's health insurers say they're taking steps to speed the process by which doctors approve medical care.

Millions of Americans face delayed or denied healthcare due to insurance company bureaucracy. Mr. Funk was the managing editor of Pleroma Media, and worked as a breaking news reporter at The Messenger after spending 25 years at Fox Television as a producer, executive producer, and digital content director.