The Department of Veterans Affairs has changed its process for veterans to get medical care from non-VA providers, removing a requirement that a referral to community care be reviewed by another VA ...

Military patients in the Tricare West Region get another extension to bypass TriWest for referrals to specialty care. (Pexels.com via DVIDS) Military families enrolled in Tricare Prime in the West ...

Her cancer diagnosis came a year after her husband, Jeff, got the same bad news. The two met when she was 16, married on her 18th birthday, and she considered him her gift every year. He had lung ...

Military families enrolled in Tricare Prime in the West Region have an extra two months, through June 30, to get specialty care without having to get approval from the contractor, TriWest ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs will nix a requirement that any referral for private medical care be reviewed by another VA doctor. Other health industry news is on Ascension, Lifepoint Health, ...

Typically, physicians must fill out a prior authorization form whenever they prescribe a specialty medication or treatment that is restricted or not covered under an insurance carrier’s formulary.

Female bonobos find strength in numbers, teaming up to fend off males in the wild, a new study finds. Along with chimpanzees, bonobos are among humans’ closest relatives. Scientists have long ...

Care coordination in the primary care practice involves deliberately organizing patient care activities and sharing information ... Specialists do not consistently receive clear reasons for the ...