Health insurers hedge on Trump-backed pledge to improve denials process

By: Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News, Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health News

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 2,037

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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This article first appeared on KFF Health News.

One year after the Trump administration announced that dozens of health insurers had signed a six-part pledge promising to reduce barriers to doctor-recommended care, some insurers now say they won’t implement all the promised initiatives.

Meanwhile, patients, their advocates, and clinicians say little has improved.

“It has never been this bad for patients,” said U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), a physician who co-chairs the …

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