I feel that prior-auth has been one of the worst things to affect physicians' lives, along with Medicare and insurance companies' constant assault on physicians’ ability to do the right thing in the most efficient manner for their patients. This is all labelled as "monitoring" so that patients are getting proper care. It is a huge wastage of resources. One can write a big dossier about everyday examples of this. I have heard from many many excellent physicians that this is the main driving force behind physicians' consideration of early retirement, and that includes myself.  

– Dr. Vinod S., Illinois
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Have you ever gone to the pharmacy to fill a prescription only to be told that your insurance company requires approval before they'll cover your treatment? Have you ever waited for days, weeks or months for a test or medical procedure to be scheduled because you needed authorization from an insurer? Or are you a physician frustrated with the administrative headaches and their impact on your patients?

Please tell us know how prior authorization has impacted you. We are looking for stories from patients and physicians to highlight and draw attention to this issue that is impacting the health of so many Americans.

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