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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.

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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 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.

This [6 month] delay worsened [my 27-year-old cancer patient’s] prognosis and will contribute to a family losing their daughter, wife and mother.
Marcia C., MD,
California
So, until [the prior authorization is] approved, I must use an ineffective medication to breathe!
Anita B.,
California
I've been rationing my sleep medication, hoping to make it to the sleep doctor. I am sabotaging my health, hoping the system deems me worthy of care.
Kelsey D.,
California
Every time [my daughter] needed antibiotics, her doctor gave me samples because the insurance company took 10 days.
Sarah H.,
California
I waited 4 months for a prescription.
Samantha R.,
California