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March 25, 2025
Submitted By: Rx Anonymous
Category: Pre-Authorization
I just spent an hour and a half on the phone with a commercial insurance company that was requiring repeat authorization on a medication that I have been taking for over 2 years. I was due to pick up the medication last week. When I called to see if it was ready, my pharmacy told me that the insurance company was requiring pre-authorization.
April 25, 2023
Submitted By: AM
Category: Insurance
In 2022, I suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury. Rendered a tetraplegic (paralyzed from the chest down), I was in rehab for months after spending three weeks in the ICU. The administration on many occasions dumped their responsibilities on me, forcing me to figure out everything from insurance coverage, to primary care, home care, outpatient therapy and the numerous specialists I would need for the foreseeable future.
November 9, 2022
Submitted By: KT
Category: Insurance
Tags: Barriers To Care, Breast Cancer Care, Participating Providers, Provider Networks
Being diagnosed with breast cancer is devastating enough, but going through treatment while simultaneously navigating insurance coverage can be overwhelming.