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Patients and Physicians Speak Out

Prior authorization burdens negatively impact patients and health care professionals around the country every day. Explore their stories and share your own experiences to make your voice heard on the need to #FixPriorAuth.

Featured Stories

After the MRI I had to wait 2 more weeks for approval. From start to finish I was laid up 4 months and even lost my job because I ran out of FMLA.
D'anna H.,
Iowa
I went two weeks without long-acting insulin and two days without short-acting insulin while waiting for prior authorization, resulting in ER visits.
Kimberly S.,
Pennsylvania

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 days, weeks or months for a test or medical procedure to be scheduled because you needed authorization from an insurer?

Are you a physician frustrated with the administrative headaches and their impact on your patients?

Have prior authorization delays caused you to take more sick days, be less productive at work or miss out on day-to-day life?

Share how prior authorization has impacted you, your loved ones or your patients to draw attention to the need for decision-makers to address this issue. Your voice can make an impact.

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Use the buttons below to explore how prior authorization impacts both health care professionals and patients throughout the country.

I hate [prior authorizations]. They are dangerous to patients, drain their funds[…] and steal time from my staff and the clinic, and me [.]
Ben G., MD
Obtaining [prior authorizations] takes at a minimum a few days, in the case of rejections, weeks. The delays put patients' lives at risk.
Douglas B., MD,
Connecticut
It's strange that someone not in the medical office with the patient is deciding what the patient needs after a physician makes a recommendation.
Emily B., MD,
Arizona
We need to raise more awareness among our patients, and our society should do more and organize against the practice [of prior authorization].
Jayaraj S.,MD
[Prior authorization] affects my practice because my patients are not able to receive the treatment I feel may be best for them.
Mary R., MD
The most frustrating part of prior authorization is that my patient can't access his medications due to a formulary change, risking adverse events.
Filip D., MD