My daughter had a fractured ankle....[the health plan] refused emergency room service. We had to wait until the next day to get authorization to take her to the ER for x-rays. By then, it was so badly swollen, they could only soft cast it to stabilize it. She was in a cast for another 3 months.

– Valerie B., Ohio
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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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