Who Do We Trust to Decide What Health Care Gets Covered, and at What Price? Narrated by: Larry Levitt Published: Sep 10, 2026

WATCH Part 3: Is Prior Authorization a Blessing or a Curse? Deciding what health care gets covered largely falls to health insurers, and it's not a role that wins them many fans. A KFF poll finds prior authorization is the single biggest burden insured adults say they face beyond cost. The video weighs insurers’ role as a check on care that lacks medical evidence against the impact that delays and denials have on patient care and health care providers. https://www.kff.org/health-costs/who-do-we-trust-to-decide-what-health-care-gets-covered-and-at-what-price/?utm_campaign=KFF-Health-Costs&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9ajx889TOvelogupc5idXXVlu2ICkxa4zPoTgO-8z-zurPkm2LEyUg9669YEzSDL6vZhe2ajHpMvczlcpEeT6EYxTcvg&_hsmi=438194827&utm_content=438194827&utm_source=hs_email