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UnitedHealthcare eases up on 'prior authorization'

Also: New interest in I-bonds ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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The Daily Money

ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Wed May 6 2026

 

Daniel de Visé Personal Finance Reporter

Good morning! It’s Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.

UnitedHealthcare says it will eliminate the requirement for "prior authorization" for many of its health care services, after complaints from doctors and patients that the practice ultimately delays or denies care.

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Inflation is on the rise again, Medora Lee reports. And that means investors can get competitive rates on I-bonds.

This investment portfolio beat stocks in 2025

Finally, we have a story about the "diversified" portfolio in investing. Morningstar cooked up a mix of 11 different asset classes that, put together, outperformed the U.S. stock market in 2025.

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The corporate logo of the UnitedHealth Group appears on the side of one of their office buildings in Santa Ana, California, on April 13, 2020.

UnitedHealthcare said it will cut prior approval requirements for 30% of health care services amid complaints of delayed, denied care.

I Bonds, which were introduced in paper form in 1998, are increasingly popular in their electronic form. More than $17.5 billion in I Bonds were sold via TreasuryDirect during the first half of 2022 through July, according to the Treasury's data.

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I-bond rates are rising again. What investors should know

The latest I-bond rate is 4.26%, up from 4.03%. Experts say they offer inflation protection without principal risk.

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This retirement-themed portfolio beat the stock market in 2025

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Nurses can get deals, free food and discounts for National Nurses Week

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