My children have [a health plan] which required prior authorizations excessively and has resulted in my children going without needed medication which they had a history of taking previously. My 15-yr-old then spent 48 days inpatient between 4 hospitals due to a serious neurological condition. On two occasions, he was denied medication prescribed by his specialists. I could not afford to pay out of pocket so he went without needed medication. I don’t think my son’s medical specialists should be second guessed and overridden by an insurance company.

– Lisa W., Nevada
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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?

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