RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz say health insurers will cut red tape on 'prior authorizations'

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addresses reporters on Monday as Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, right, listens.

In recent years, health insurers ramped up the practice of requiring doctors to get their approval before tests and procedures. On Monday, health leaders announced voluntary reforms from insurers.

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