Patients and Physicians Speak Out

See how patients and health care professionals around the country are negatively impacted by prior authorization burdens.

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– Alëna Balasanova, MD, Nebraska
– Matthew Grierson, MD, Washington
– Hugh Taylor, MD, Massachusetts
– Daniel P. Edney, MD, Mississippi
– Kathryn J., Connecticut
– Mary Campagnolo, MD, New Jersey
– Jack Resneck, Jr., MD, California
– Linda H., Maryland
– Frank Dowling, MD, New York
– Benjamin Galper, MD, Maryland
– Virginia Hall, MD, Pennsylvania
– Barbara McAneny, MD, New Mexico
– Thomas Eppes, Jr., MD, Virginia
– Candace M., Georgia
– Cindy Firkins-Smith, MD, Minnesota
– Frank Dowling, MD, New York

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It took me a month just to get a blood glucose meter because of 'prior authorization.'

– Steven Y., Florida
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It took me a month just to get a blood glucose meter because of 'prior authorization.'

– Steven Y., Florida

My hubby waited four weeks for an okay for heart surgery.

– @midwestusa, Wisconsin
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No kidding. My hubby waited four weeks for an okay for heart surgery.

– @midwestusa, Wisconsin

Took 3 weeks to get my chemo pill approved.

– Dawn C.
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Really, my doctor wanted me to do hormone shots with my chemo but [the insurer] refused, so we had to go on a hormone pill instead. Took 3 weeks to get my chemo pill approved… the shots probably would have been more potent.

– Dawn C., State

[My sister] broke her ankles and the insurance company has denied every request her doctor has made for every test. She is now unable to walk.

– Sue Ann H., Ohio
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Just another means for insurance companies to save money by preventing our doctors from prescribing the care needed. (Or delaying it so death comes first). My sister was fine until she tripped during a nighttime visit to the bathroom. She broke her ankles and the insurance company has denied every request her doctor has made for every test. She is now unable to walk.

– Sue Ann H., Ohio

My insurer makes me fight for every prescription.

– @rem3276, Michigan
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My insurer makes me fight for every prescription. And, many times, they do it for prescriptions that I have taken for many years. What insurers really want is for us to give up and pay for them out of our own pocket.

– @rem3276, Michigan

How corrupt is the chain of command when a doctor orders an MRI and the insurance denies the order?

– Sharyn O., Florida
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How corrupt is the chain of command when a doctor orders an MRI and the insurance denies the order? This applies to surgeries, lab, physical therapy, meds etc.

– Sharyn O., Florida
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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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Share your story

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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