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Prior authorization is a nightmare for patients and doctors. Photo: Enrique Guzmán Egas on Unsplash

Prior Authorization: A Consolidated PBM Nightmare

Venu Julapalli

August 14, 2025

Sadly, all the charged rhetoric surrounding the UHG CEO shooting has distracted attention away from the real diagnosis here. What ails the American health care system is structural.

We Are Living in the UnitedHealth Group System. And That’s a Bad Thing.

Venu Julapalli

January 29, 2025