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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.

[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
My insurer makes me fight for every prescription.
@rem3276 ,
Michigan
How corrupt is the chain of command when a doctor orders an MRI and the insurance denies the order?
Sharyn O.,
Florida
I have ADD . . . Quite a kicker that I need the drugs to be able to concentrate enough to get through the red tape to get the drug.
Megan T.,
Minnesota
Lidocaine patches are the only thing that eases the pain but the insurance company won’t cover them without prior authorization.
Nadine G.,
Michigan
After eight years on this lifelong medication, I still need a prior auth completed yearly which results in a time without the medication.
Kellie M.,
Florida