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Researchers know whether an avalanche has stormed down a hill when someone clocks it and reports it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When someone reports an avalanche, the center and others like it across the country will rate its destructive size. They currently list the Tahoe avalanche as a D-2.5, with the size of a football field and the force to kill or bury a human.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sierra Avalanche Center also forecasts dangerous conditions using a separate \u003ca href=\"https://avalanche.org/avalanche-encyclopedia/human/resources/north-american-public-avalanche-danger-scale/\">five-point scale ranging from low to extreme\u003c/a>. The center rated the danger on the day of the avalanche as high.[aside postID=news_12073851 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260220-AVALANCHE-VICTIMS-KQED.jpg']Avalanches occur every winter in the Sierra Nevada, but is human-caused climate change increasing their size or frequency?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s super complicated,” said Benjamin Hatchett, an earth system scientist at Colorado State University who grew up backcountry skiing around Tahoe and researches snow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hatchett said that when it comes to climate change, “the fingerprints are everywhere.” But the conditions that led to the Tahoe avalanche are meteorological, not climatological. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Avalanches occur every winter in the Sierra Nevada, but is human-caused climate change increasing their size or frequency?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s super complicated,” said Benjamin Hatchett, an earth system scientist at Colorado State University who grew up backcountry skiing around Tahoe and researches snow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hatchett said that when it comes to climate change, “the fingerprints are everywhere.” But the conditions that led to the Tahoe avalanche are meteorological, not climatological. The rapid change to wet, cold weather brought by winter storms pushed down from the Gulf of Alaska.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I see no evidence for climate change to play a role, certainly not a first or second order, probably not even further down the list than that,” Hatchett said. “And that’s kind of going back to the setup of the storm.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In some parts of the world with year-round snow, Hatchett said, there is a signal that climate change could be increasing avalanche danger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In large glaciated mountains like the Alps, the Himalaya, and the Andes, the answer is very likely yes because of a warming environment that’s destabilizing snow and ice,” Hatchett said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_2000144\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2000144\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/SierraAvalanche1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/SierraAvalanche1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/SierraAvalanche1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/SierraAvalanche1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/SierraAvalanche1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sierra Avalanche Center forecasters observe a crack in the snow on Feb. 17, 2026. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Nolan Averbuch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But in areas with seasonal snowpacks, like the Sierra Nevada, Hatchett said there isn’t a clear answer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is something we expect to see more of in the future, but we don’t have strong evidence for that happening now,” Hatchett said. “There are absolutely ways that a warming world will statistically change things, and that goes back to the way this winter started with a lot of rain instead of snow. That to me is a signal of a warming world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Hatchett said he sees another issue. When winter snow comes later, like this year, people can get antsy to get outdoors and ski. But when warnings, like about avalanche danger, are issued. He urges extreme caution.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Since opening, the Aquarium has drawn hundreds of millions of visitors and welcomed millions of students for free educational programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Visitors shouldn’t expect a dramatic shift in tone. Packard said Gray has “tremendous admiration for the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s inspiring exhibit experience and conservation impact” and is committed to delivering experiences that “educate and delight.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Gray’s background suggests she may also push the Aquarium’s public engagement further into the policy arena, Packard said.[aside postID=news_12059734 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/OtterMontereyBayAquarium1.jpg']At Zoos Victoria, she launched campaigns designed to translate awareness into measurable change. One, called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.zoo.org.au/balloons/\">When Balloons Fly, Seabirds Die\u003c/a>,” focused on plastic pollution. 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But climate researchers said the appearance of the cooler vibes so late in winter is a signal of how human-caused climate change is affecting the cold season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is going to be a lot colder than we’ve seen across the board this winter so far,” said Rachael Kennedy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Bay Area Office. “That may give us a shot at beating some of the record lows if they cool below what we have forecast.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_2000097\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00082_TV-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2000097\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00082_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00082_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00082_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00082_TV-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00082_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of a rainbow in front of the Sierra Azul mountain range, dusted with a light snow cap from a Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve Parking lot in Almaden on February 18, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cold temperatures will extend around the entire region from the North Bay, the Santa Clara hills, the Bay shoreline around San Francisco, the East Bay and all the way down to the Monterey area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kennedy said temperatures in Santa Rosa may drop to around 27 degrees Fahrenheit — the city’s record low of 26 degrees was set in 1913. In downtown San Francisco — where a record low of 38 degrees was set in 1897 — the air could reach 40 degrees. Oakland’s forecast will hover around 37 degrees, with a record low of 36 in 2011. Napa and Livermore both could plummet to 29 degrees, just two digits shy of their record low of 27 degrees in 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some of these lows have been the record low for over a hundred years, so that would be kind of impressive if we could see temperatures drop below them,” Kennedy said. “But we’ll have to see how it plays out as we head into Friday morning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But to some climate researchers, this cold snap so late in the winter season signalled the local effects of global fossil fuel burning. Shel Winkley, a meteorologist with the nonprofit research group Climate Central, said if anything, this winter has been marked by warm temperatures — mirroring what’s happening across much of the Western U.S.[aside postID=news_12073690 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/CaliforniaAvalancheAP1.jpg']Winkley’s group recently analyzed 245 major U.S. cities to determine how climate change is altering winter. They found that in 80% of those cities — including San Francisco — winter is getting \u003ca href=\"https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/winter-warming-2026\">shorter\u003c/a> by about nine days. San Francisco winters are shortening by six days on average.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are seeing more warm days during the winter months than we did prior,” Winkley said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This trend, Winkley noted, also means it can be colder less often. Since 2020, there have been 52 daily temperature records set in San Francisco. Winkley said only one was for a record-low temperature in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This showcases how even in a warming world, there’s still cold weather to be had, and there’s something to the idea that climate change makes all extremes more extreme,” Winkley said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But while the potentially record-setting cold temperatures this week seem drastic in comparison to the recent warm Bay Area weather, Winkley said the cold would have “been a little more regular in decades past in a more stable climate.” But, he notes, we no longer live in a stable climate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even though this is going to be a significant cold snap, and there is the potential that we could see a record, we know that record cold really just is not as prevalent or as common as it should be,” Winkley said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_2000105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026ShorterWinters_local_sanfrancisco_en_title_lg.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2000105\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026ShorterWinters_local_sanfrancisco_en_title_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026ShorterWinters_local_sanfrancisco_en_title_lg.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026ShorterWinters_local_sanfrancisco_en_title_lg-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026ShorterWinters_local_sanfrancisco_en_title_lg-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026ShorterWinters_local_sanfrancisco_en_title_lg-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026ShorterWinters_local_sanfrancisco_en_title_lg-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new analysis from the nonprofit research group Climate Central found that the coldest time of year is shrinking in 195 U.S. cities — getting nine days shorter on average compared to 1970-1997. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Winkley’s group recently analyzed 245 major U.S. cities to determine how climate change is altering winter. They found that in 80% of those cities — including San Francisco — winter is getting \u003ca href=\"https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/winter-warming-2026\">shorter\u003c/a> by about nine days. San Francisco winters are shortening by six days on average.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are seeing more warm days during the winter months than we did prior,” Winkley said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This trend, Winkley noted, also means it can be colder less often. Since 2020, there have been 52 daily temperature records set in San Francisco. Winkley said only one was for a record-low temperature in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This showcases how even in a warming world, there’s still cold weather to be had, and there’s something to the idea that climate change makes all extremes more extreme,” Winkley said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But while the potentially record-setting cold temperatures this week seem drastic in comparison to the recent warm Bay Area weather, Winkley said the cold would have “been a little more regular in decades past in a more stable climate.” But, he notes, we no longer live in a stable climate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even though this is going to be a significant cold snap, and there is the potential that we could see a record, we know that record cold really just is not as prevalent or as common as it should be,” Winkley said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_2000105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026ShorterWinters_local_sanfrancisco_en_title_lg.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2000105\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026ShorterWinters_local_sanfrancisco_en_title_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026ShorterWinters_local_sanfrancisco_en_title_lg.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026ShorterWinters_local_sanfrancisco_en_title_lg-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026ShorterWinters_local_sanfrancisco_en_title_lg-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026ShorterWinters_local_sanfrancisco_en_title_lg-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026ShorterWinters_local_sanfrancisco_en_title_lg-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new analysis from the nonprofit research group Climate Central found that the coldest time of year is shrinking in 195 U.S. cities — getting nine days shorter on average compared to 1970-1997. San Francisco’s winter is shrinking by around six days. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Climate Central)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While the extra cold temperatures and two weeks of rain may be annoying to travelers and commuters, Kennedy said the cold temperatures are a good sign that winter-like conditions haven’t disappeared entirely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know some people said they thought winter was over,” Kennedy said. “But winter is not over. It’s still here. It’s still thriving. And if you like cold weather, which I do, it’s just nice to see those colder temperatures returning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you hate winter and the cold, Kennedy said this would be the week to wear an extra layer or stay home during the coldest parts of the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’d be a really good idea to bundle up and check in on anyone who may not have adequate access to heating,” Kennedy said. “Also, remember to make sure your pets are indoors and to protect any plants that are outside.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goldberg said the hike was especially meaningful for her daughters, who grew up in Provo, Utah, and had been missing the snow. “When we heard that there was a weather forecast that it might snow up here, we were like ‘OK, well this is our chance to go get some snow and make some memories.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Snow fell on peaks around the bay, including nearby Mount Hamilton, Mount Diablo in the East Bay and Mount Tamalpais in Marin County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_2000097\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2000097\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00082_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00082_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00082_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00082_TV-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00082_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of a rainbow in front of the Sierra Azul mountain range, dusted with a light snow cap from a Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve Parking lot in Almaden on Feb. 18, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Workers at Lick Observatory, which sits at the top of Mount Hamilton, said California Highway Patrol closed the roads up the mountain intermittently due to dangerous conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Bay Area’s highest peaks see snow on a near annual basis, snowfall below 2,500 feet is more rare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials closed the road up to the summit of Mount Umunhum, too, shutting traffic down at the Sierra Azul parking lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_2000099\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2000099\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00144_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00144_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00144_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00144_TV-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/260218-BALDMOUNTAINSNOW00144_TV-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the Sierra Azul mountain range dusted with a light snow cap from a Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve Parking lot in Almaden on Feb. 18, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For Stuart Williams, who also came up to see the snow, getting most of the way was enough. “I was gonna drive to the very top, but I’m pretty good with seeing the little bit of snow that’s here. I got to make a little snowball and throw it, that was fun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking ahead, Bay Area residents can expect cold, with near record-breaking lows on Thursday night into Friday morning, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Developing storms will also bring gusty winds and rain, with additional snow accumulation expected at higher elevations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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And because it’s been so quiet, it may have caught some people off guard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forecasters said snow levels could drop to 1,000 feet at times, and more than 4 feet could fall at 3,500 feet or above. 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"content": "\u003cp>It’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1999982/winter-is-so-back-storms-are-on-the-way-for-the-bay-area-and-sierra-nevada\">going to get wet \u003c/a>over the next week across the Bay Area and the Sierra Nevada.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s good news for local water supplies and the state’s subpar snowpack, but the coming cold system could complicate travel to the slopes for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12072038/2026-winter-olympics-how-to-watch-bay-area-athletes-tahoe-figure-skating-skiing-snowboarding-cortina\">winter sports enthusiasts\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>National Weather Service forecasters said they expect multiple bands of precipitation to move over Northern California starting Saturday and lasting through late next week. A cold, large low-pressure system will start to dip down on Saturday from the Gulf of Alaska, producing waves of rain and snow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forecasters said the rain will start falling Saturday evening across the Bay Area and last through at least Wednesday. Rain totals vary widely across the region. Cities like Gilroy and San José could receive as much as 2.5 inches of rain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 3 inches could fall in San Francisco and San Rafael could get more than 4.5 inches of rain. Coastal mountains could see more than 5 inches of rain over the next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were mostly dry in the mid- to latter-half of January, so all this rain is very beneficial,” Roger Gass, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Bay Area office, told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1999213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1999213\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/11/007_SanFrancisco_AtmosphericRiver_12132021_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/11/007_SanFrancisco_AtmosphericRiver_12132021_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/11/007_SanFrancisco_AtmosphericRiver_12132021_qed-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/11/007_SanFrancisco_AtmosphericRiver_12132021_qed-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2025/11/007_SanFrancisco_AtmosphericRiver_12132021_qed-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People wait at a Muni stop on Mission Street in the rain on Dec. 13, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gass said he doesn’t expect major flooding from the multiple rounds of rain, especially since the system isn’t an atmospheric river, which can douse the region in rain and cause flash flooding. But he said the highest peaks in the coastal mountain range could get some snow since temperatures are trending 5 to 10 degrees below average.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Snow is definitely a possibility because they’re going to be colder systems than what we’ve previously seen earlier in the winter,” Gass said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forecasters expect the system to impact the Sierra Nevada starting late Sunday, with heavy snow starting Monday. More than 4 feet of snow could fall in the Sierra Nevada next week — a huge boost for the state’s snowpack, which is \u003ca href=\"https://cdec.water.ca.gov/snowapp/sweq.action\">currently\u003c/a> at about 54% of normal for this time of year.[aside postID=news_12073187 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/GettyImages-2051128708-1020x652.jpg']“It’s going to pack a punch for the snowpack and help us a lot,” said Justin Collins, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Reno office. “Around Lake Tahoe, we could see anywhere from 1 to 2 feet of snow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sara Purdue, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Sacramento Office, said snow levels could drop below 3,000 feet on Tuesday, making travel across mountain highways next week potentially “hazardous.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Try to get any traveling done on Saturday at the latest because we’re going to see potentially moderate to heavy snow through Wednesday,” Purdue said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the influx of snow could quickly change ski conditions in the Sierra Nevada from wet, spring-like snow to a light, cold, fluffy surface that skiers and snowboarders love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Winter is back, and we are fully back in the swing of things,” said Jake Stern, content and communications manager for the Sierra at Tahoe ski resort. “It’s going to be full-on February, Sierra Nevada powder skiing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patrick Lacey, public relations manager for Palisades Tahoe, encouraged anyone traveling for the three-day weekend to monitor the forecast and drive carefully, especially on Monday, when snowfall is expected to increase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1999957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1999957\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/01/SierraSnowPackSurvey2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/01/SierraSnowPackSurvey2026.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/01/SierraSnowPackSurvey2026-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/01/SierraSnowPackSurvey2026-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/01/SierraSnowPackSurvey2026-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California Department of Water Resources (from left) Hydrometerologist, Angelique Fabbiani-Leon, and Engineer Jacob Kollen, conduct the second media snow survey of the 2026 season on Jan. 30, 2026, at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sara Nevis/California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lacey said all the snow in the forecast is promising for a great rest of the season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re looking at 53 inches of snow, and this storm cycle continues quite a bit into the future; there’s snow every single day on the 15-day forecast,” Lacey said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But how long will this cold weather last? 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It’s going to pack a punch for the snowpack and help us a lot,” said Justin Collins, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Reno office. “Around Lake Tahoe, we could see anywhere from 1 to 2 feet of snow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sara Purdue, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Sacramento Office, said snow levels could drop below 3,000 feet on Tuesday, making travel across mountain highways next week potentially “hazardous.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Try to get any traveling done on Saturday at the latest because we’re going to see potentially moderate to heavy snow through Wednesday,” Purdue said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the influx of snow could quickly change ski conditions in the Sierra Nevada from wet, spring-like snow to a light, cold, fluffy surface that skiers and snowboarders love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Winter is back, and we are fully back in the swing of things,” said Jake Stern, content and communications manager for the Sierra at Tahoe ski resort. “It’s going to be full-on February, Sierra Nevada powder skiing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patrick Lacey, public relations manager for Palisades Tahoe, encouraged anyone traveling for the three-day weekend to monitor the forecast and drive carefully, especially on Monday, when snowfall is expected to increase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1999957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1999957\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/01/SierraSnowPackSurvey2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/01/SierraSnowPackSurvey2026.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/01/SierraSnowPackSurvey2026-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/01/SierraSnowPackSurvey2026-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/01/SierraSnowPackSurvey2026-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California Department of Water Resources (from left) Hydrometerologist, Angelique Fabbiani-Leon, and Engineer Jacob Kollen, conduct the second media snow survey of the 2026 season on Jan. 30, 2026, at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Sara Nevis/California Department of Water Resources)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lacey said all the snow in the forecast is promising for a great rest of the season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re looking at 53 inches of snow, and this storm cycle continues quite a bit into the future; there’s snow every single day on the 15-day forecast,” Lacey said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But how long will this cold weather last? Gass, with the weather service, said the wet pattern is in motion for the foreseeable future, “but how long it’s going to last, we’re not really sure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not knowing when the snow will stop isn’t a bad thing for ski resorts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most of our snow in Tahoe typically falls in February and March,” Stern said. “The season is not over. It’s kind of just getting started.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When Ocean McIntyre started having vision problems at age 34, her health plan took a month to\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028048/deny-and-delay-california-seeks-penalties-for-insurers-that-repeatedly-get-it-wrong\"> authorize\u003c/a> a doctor visit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When pressure in her brain started crushing her optic nerve, she spent three months tangled in bureaucratic red tape before the insurer finally permitted her to see a specialist, a neuro-ophthalmologist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He said if you had been seen earlier, we could have preserved your vision,” McIntyre remembered. “Now we’re just trying to see if we can save any of your vision. That was the first time it really clicked that the life that I had before was over.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a wide-ranging career as a tattoo artist, a private pilot, and a research assistant at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab near Pasadena, McIntyre is now 51, legally blind and struggling to find work. “I have no peripheral vision at all. It’s like looking through a straw, and what I see is semi-clear in one eye and completely blurry in the other,” she said. “I fall, I trip on things all the time, even in my own house. I’m obviously not flying anymore, not driving a car anymore.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For decades, patients like McIntyre and their doctors have pressed California and other state lawmakers to rein in health insurers’ ability to review or refuse coverage for medical services after a physician has ordered them, a practice known as prior authorization. But the conversation shifted in December 2024 when Luigi Mangione allegedly murdered UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, using bullets etched with the words “delay” and “deny.” The next year, an unprecedented 31 states, at least, passed laws limiting the use of prior authorization, almost all with bipartisan and near-unanimous support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_2000017\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2000017 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/1qqZi-states-that-passed-prior-authorization-laws-in-2025-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/1qqZi-states-that-passed-prior-authorization-laws-in-2025-3.png 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/1qqZi-states-that-passed-prior-authorization-laws-in-2025-3-160x124.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/1qqZi-states-that-passed-prior-authorization-laws-in-2025-3-768x597.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/1qqZi-states-that-passed-prior-authorization-laws-in-2025-3-1536x1195.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In 2025, 31 U.S. states passed prior authorization reforms. \u003ccite>(Map: Marnette Federis/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While momentum for legislative change \u003ca href=\"https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/10-states-have-tackled-prior-authorization-so-far-2024\">had already been building\u003c/a>, several industry insiders and observers said the assassination of an insurance executive, and especially the public outcry that followed, was the catalyst that pushed so many laws over the finish line in 2025. Tens of thousands of people took to social media to both condemn the violence and to air their grievances about insurance tactics and barriers to care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It really highlighted for the country this amount of anger,” said Miranda Yaver, health policy professor at the University of Pittsburgh. “And I think that placed pressure on state legislatures.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Health insurers felt the pressure, too, as lawmakers complained during committee hearings about their own experiences with prior authorization before voting in favor of local bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By summer 2025, a coalition of insurance companies issued\u003ca href=\"https://www.ahip.org/news/press-releases/health-plans-take-action-to-simplify-prior-authorization\"> a pledge\u003c/a> to voluntarily streamline, simplify, and reduce the use of prior authorizations. Especially where state legislation aligned with these principles or was narrowly tailored, the insurance industry was more receptive than it had been in the past. Where there was still friction, insurance lobbyists stated their objections, but often struck a conciliatory tone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_2000007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2000007\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/PaulMarkovichAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/PaulMarkovichAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/PaulMarkovichAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/PaulMarkovichAP-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/PaulMarkovichAP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Markovich, president and CEO of Ascendiun, the parent company of Blue Shield of California, testifies before the House Committee on Ways and Means with other health insurance CEOs on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on Jan. 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Prior authorization process today sucks. We all take accountability for it,” said\u003ca href=\"https://www.ahip.org/people/paul-markovich\"> Paul Markovich\u003c/a>, CEO of Blue Shield of California, at a\u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/committees/video/house-ways-and-means/hswm00/xBpGgfYHp9k\"> congressional committee hearing\u003c/a> in January featuring a panel of five health insurance executives. “We are fixing it by reducing the number of services that are covered, offering an online service, and standardizing electronic submission of data.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prior authorization started out as a tool insurers used to control costs and to\u003ca href=\"https://www.calhealthplans.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/fact-sheet-ypya-ca-health-care-affordability-dilemma-04-30-25_.pdf\"> safeguard patients\u003c/a> against unnecessary or harmful treatments. It is typically applied to\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncsl.org/health/health-insurance-how-states-are-reforming-the-prior-authorization-process\"> high-cost items\u003c/a>, like experimental treatments, hospitalizations and surgeries, and certain prescription drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, back surgeries are often denied because\u003ca href=\"https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010264.pub2/full\"> clinical trials\u003c/a> show they provide little to no benefit to people who suffer from back pain compared to exercise and physical therapy. Brand-name medications can often be replaced with equally effective, but significantly cheaper, generic alternatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_2000001\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2000001\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00255-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00255-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00255-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00255-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00255-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two health insurance denial letters lie on Ocean McIntyre’s table, at her home in Panorama City. Many more are stored in boxes and file folders of communication letters from her health insurance on Feb. 10, 2026. \u003ccite>(Jules Hotz for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“These efforts help keep coverage as affordable as possible,” said Chris Bond, spokesperson for\u003ca href=\"https://www.ahip.org/about-ahip\"> AHIP\u003c/a>, a national trade association for the health insurance industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in more recent years, doctors complained that insurers were abusing prior authorization, applying it to more services or using it as a tactic to delay and deter patients away from care.\u003ca href=\"https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/prior-authorization-survey.pdf\"> In a 2024 national survey\u003c/a>, doctors said they and their staff spent an average of 13 hours a week dealing with prior authorization requests; 23% of doctors said their patients had been hospitalized because of prior authorization delays, 18% said they’d experienced a life-threatening event, and 8% said a patient suffered permanent disability or death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mountains of paperwork and constant second-guessing by insurers drive burnout and push doctors into early retirement, said\u003ca href=\"https://www.cmadocs.org/president\"> René Bravo\u003c/a>, a pediatrician in San Luis Obispo and president of the California Medical Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is nothing that causes physicians’ blood pressure to elevate like prior authorization,” he said. “You just say the word, and doctors bristle.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>California targets insurance companies\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>States are taking \u003ca href=\"https://chir.georgetown.edu/prior-authorization-reform-heats-up/\">different approaches\u003c/a> to regulating the insurance industry’s use of prior authorization. Some, like Nebraska and North Dakota, focused on expediting the process, mandating timelines for when reviews must be completed, while others restricted the use of artificial intelligence in making determinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many states, including Texas, Arkansas, and West Virginia, have instituted “gold card” programs that exempt doctors from prior authorization if the treatments they order already have a high rate of approval. Others, including Rhode Island and Montana, focused on exempting certain treatments, such as preventive care, insulin, mental health and substance abuse treatment, or some cancer care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1999997\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1999997\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00060-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00060-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00060-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00060-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00060-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David H. Aizuss, M.D., F.A.C.S., an ophthalmologist and chair of the board of trustees at the American Medical Association, in his office in Encino, California, on Feb. 10, 2026. \u003ccite>(Jules Hotz for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The California law is different. It puts the onus on the health plans,” said\u003ca href=\"https://oaveyes.com/doctors/david-aizuss-m-d/\"> David Aizuss\u003c/a>, an ophthalmologist in Los Angeles and chair of the board of trustees at the American Medical Association, which has been tracking state legislation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB306\">SB 306\u003c/a> said that if a health insurer approves a medical service more than 90% of the time in one year, then it can’t require prior authorization for that service the next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This creates a data-driven, common-sense approach,” said state Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, who authored the bill. “If you’re approving it anyway, don’t make patients, providers jump through hoops.”[aside postID=news_12072837 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/020926_KAISERSTRIKE_8137B-KQED.jpg']Though attempts to pass a previous version of this bill \u003ca href=\"https://legiscan.com/CA/votes/SB598/2023\">petered out\u003c/a> in 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office was particularly involved in the passage of SB 306, mediating differences between doctors who supported it and insurers who opposed it, and directing the state Department of Managed Health Care to offer technical assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The regulator is leading the implementation of the law. By July 2026, officials will instruct insurers on how to report the statistics that will be used to list procedures and medications that will be exempted from prior authorization, which regulators expect to publish by July 2027.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aizuss believes a range of medications for hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and arthritis will make it onto the list, as well as certain outpatient mental health treatments and cancer surgeries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He’s hopeful that California’s broad approach will lead to more overall transparency and be more effective than other states. Insurers have found loopholes to skirt around the requirements of gold card laws, he said, and the burden is on doctors to prove they should be exempt from prior authorization. For example, in Texas, only 3% of doctors have qualified for gold card status, Yaver said. The California law, by contrast, requires insurers and regulators do the legwork. “This is a positive step toward relieving physician administrative burden,” Yaver said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whatever the approach, McIntyre is relieved to see progress in California and across the country. She said no one should suffer a heart attack or a cancer relapse, or lose their vision, because they had to wait for care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When Ocean McIntyre started having vision problems at age 34, her health plan took a month to\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028048/deny-and-delay-california-seeks-penalties-for-insurers-that-repeatedly-get-it-wrong\"> authorize\u003c/a> a doctor visit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When pressure in her brain started crushing her optic nerve, she spent three months tangled in bureaucratic red tape before the insurer finally permitted her to see a specialist, a neuro-ophthalmologist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He said if you had been seen earlier, we could have preserved your vision,” McIntyre remembered. “Now we’re just trying to see if we can save any of your vision. That was the first time it really clicked that the life that I had before was over.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a wide-ranging career as a tattoo artist, a private pilot, and a research assistant at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab near Pasadena, McIntyre is now 51, legally blind and struggling to find work. “I have no peripheral vision at all. It’s like looking through a straw, and what I see is semi-clear in one eye and completely blurry in the other,” she said. “I fall, I trip on things all the time, even in my own house. I’m obviously not flying anymore, not driving a car anymore.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For decades, patients like McIntyre and their doctors have pressed California and other state lawmakers to rein in health insurers’ ability to review or refuse coverage for medical services after a physician has ordered them, a practice known as prior authorization. But the conversation shifted in December 2024 when Luigi Mangione allegedly murdered UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, using bullets etched with the words “delay” and “deny.” The next year, an unprecedented 31 states, at least, passed laws limiting the use of prior authorization, almost all with bipartisan and near-unanimous support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_2000017\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2000017 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/1qqZi-states-that-passed-prior-authorization-laws-in-2025-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/1qqZi-states-that-passed-prior-authorization-laws-in-2025-3.png 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/1qqZi-states-that-passed-prior-authorization-laws-in-2025-3-160x124.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/1qqZi-states-that-passed-prior-authorization-laws-in-2025-3-768x597.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/1qqZi-states-that-passed-prior-authorization-laws-in-2025-3-1536x1195.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In 2025, 31 U.S. states passed prior authorization reforms. \u003ccite>(Map: Marnette Federis/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While momentum for legislative change \u003ca href=\"https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/10-states-have-tackled-prior-authorization-so-far-2024\">had already been building\u003c/a>, several industry insiders and observers said the assassination of an insurance executive, and especially the public outcry that followed, was the catalyst that pushed so many laws over the finish line in 2025. Tens of thousands of people took to social media to both condemn the violence and to air their grievances about insurance tactics and barriers to care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It really highlighted for the country this amount of anger,” said Miranda Yaver, health policy professor at the University of Pittsburgh. “And I think that placed pressure on state legislatures.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Health insurers felt the pressure, too, as lawmakers complained during committee hearings about their own experiences with prior authorization before voting in favor of local bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By summer 2025, a coalition of insurance companies issued\u003ca href=\"https://www.ahip.org/news/press-releases/health-plans-take-action-to-simplify-prior-authorization\"> a pledge\u003c/a> to voluntarily streamline, simplify, and reduce the use of prior authorizations. Especially where state legislation aligned with these principles or was narrowly tailored, the insurance industry was more receptive than it had been in the past. Where there was still friction, insurance lobbyists stated their objections, but often struck a conciliatory tone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_2000007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2000007\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/PaulMarkovichAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/PaulMarkovichAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/PaulMarkovichAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/PaulMarkovichAP-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/PaulMarkovichAP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Markovich, president and CEO of Ascendiun, the parent company of Blue Shield of California, testifies before the House Committee on Ways and Means with other health insurance CEOs on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on Jan. 22, 2026. \u003ccite>(Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Prior authorization process today sucks. We all take accountability for it,” said\u003ca href=\"https://www.ahip.org/people/paul-markovich\"> Paul Markovich\u003c/a>, CEO of Blue Shield of California, at a\u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/committees/video/house-ways-and-means/hswm00/xBpGgfYHp9k\"> congressional committee hearing\u003c/a> in January featuring a panel of five health insurance executives. “We are fixing it by reducing the number of services that are covered, offering an online service, and standardizing electronic submission of data.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prior authorization started out as a tool insurers used to control costs and to\u003ca href=\"https://www.calhealthplans.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/fact-sheet-ypya-ca-health-care-affordability-dilemma-04-30-25_.pdf\"> safeguard patients\u003c/a> against unnecessary or harmful treatments. It is typically applied to\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncsl.org/health/health-insurance-how-states-are-reforming-the-prior-authorization-process\"> high-cost items\u003c/a>, like experimental treatments, hospitalizations and surgeries, and certain prescription drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, back surgeries are often denied because\u003ca href=\"https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010264.pub2/full\"> clinical trials\u003c/a> show they provide little to no benefit to people who suffer from back pain compared to exercise and physical therapy. Brand-name medications can often be replaced with equally effective, but significantly cheaper, generic alternatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_2000001\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2000001\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00255-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00255-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00255-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00255-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00255-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two health insurance denial letters lie on Ocean McIntyre’s table, at her home in Panorama City. Many more are stored in boxes and file folders of communication letters from her health insurance on Feb. 10, 2026. \u003ccite>(Jules Hotz for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“These efforts help keep coverage as affordable as possible,” said Chris Bond, spokesperson for\u003ca href=\"https://www.ahip.org/about-ahip\"> AHIP\u003c/a>, a national trade association for the health insurance industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in more recent years, doctors complained that insurers were abusing prior authorization, applying it to more services or using it as a tactic to delay and deter patients away from care.\u003ca href=\"https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/prior-authorization-survey.pdf\"> In a 2024 national survey\u003c/a>, doctors said they and their staff spent an average of 13 hours a week dealing with prior authorization requests; 23% of doctors said their patients had been hospitalized because of prior authorization delays, 18% said they’d experienced a life-threatening event, and 8% said a patient suffered permanent disability or death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mountains of paperwork and constant second-guessing by insurers drive burnout and push doctors into early retirement, said\u003ca href=\"https://www.cmadocs.org/president\"> René Bravo\u003c/a>, a pediatrician in San Luis Obispo and president of the California Medical Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is nothing that causes physicians’ blood pressure to elevate like prior authorization,” he said. “You just say the word, and doctors bristle.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>California targets insurance companies\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>States are taking \u003ca href=\"https://chir.georgetown.edu/prior-authorization-reform-heats-up/\">different approaches\u003c/a> to regulating the insurance industry’s use of prior authorization. Some, like Nebraska and North Dakota, focused on expediting the process, mandating timelines for when reviews must be completed, while others restricted the use of artificial intelligence in making determinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many states, including Texas, Arkansas, and West Virginia, have instituted “gold card” programs that exempt doctors from prior authorization if the treatments they order already have a high rate of approval. Others, including Rhode Island and Montana, focused on exempting certain treatments, such as preventive care, insulin, mental health and substance abuse treatment, or some cancer care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1999997\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1999997\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00060-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00060-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00060-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00060-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/02/2026_02_10_DELAY_DENY_00060-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David H. Aizuss, M.D., F.A.C.S., an ophthalmologist and chair of the board of trustees at the American Medical Association, in his office in Encino, California, on Feb. 10, 2026. \u003ccite>(Jules Hotz for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The California law is different. It puts the onus on the health plans,” said\u003ca href=\"https://oaveyes.com/doctors/david-aizuss-m-d/\"> David Aizuss\u003c/a>, an ophthalmologist in Los Angeles and chair of the board of trustees at the American Medical Association, which has been tracking state legislation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB306\">SB 306\u003c/a> said that if a health insurer approves a medical service more than 90% of the time in one year, then it can’t require prior authorization for that service the next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This creates a data-driven, common-sense approach,” said state Sen. 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