I am deaf and prior authorization is an additional barrier to me receiving prescriptions for my health and mental wellness. Calling back doctors’ offices and playing phone tag is downright difficult for me, and my average time depending on the office is several days to two weeks in correcting the matter. I also switched insurance, and many of my medications I was already taking and doing well on required prior authorization when I went to refill. I had issues with missing doses. This feels like insurance companies practicing medicine without a license.

– Candace M., Georgia
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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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