I saw my gastroenterologist about my gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). He gave me samples of Dexilant and wrote a prescription for it. Within three days of switching to Dexilant, the chronic cough was gone. The insurance company, different than the one I had before, required prior authorization for Dexilant. The insurance company would not cover the prescription until I tried three other medications. My doctor gave me prescriptions for the medications, one after the other and they did not work. Then the insurance company informed us that trying each medication means 8 weeks taking it once per day, then 8 weeks taking it twice per day. That works out to 48 weeks of trying medications we already knew would not work, before I could hope to get the medication we already knew did work. By the time the 48 weeks elapsed, the insurance policy ended, and I had to get a policy with a new company, who wants me to jump through the same hoops. More than a year after trying to get Dexilant, I still have my chronic cough and no hope in sight of actually getting the medication I need. Without an effective treatment for GERD, I am at increased risk of several problems, including esophageal cancer.