Imagine you wake up with blurry vision. Your doctor refers you to a specialist but your insurance blocks the referral. Call me to defend why you think this patient needs this. That causes you to go blind. Imagine you have multiple sclerosis. Without warning, your insurance stops your medications. No, you cannot give this drug. So you become paralyzed. Imagine your father has cancer. His doctor orders an M.R.I. No, you cannot order this imaging. Prescribes chemotherapy. Have you considered this other less expensive option? His insurance causes delay after delay. No, you don’t need this surgery. He dies. An absurd process has infiltrated American health care. It’s called prior authorization. Here’s how it works. Before your doctor provides a treatment, your insurance requires them to prove it’s necessary. This is often a time-consuming process that can cause dangerous delays….
