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ProPublica is investigating the ongoing impact of prior authorization by health insurers, a process that requires additional approval before covering medical expenses. Despite industry pledges to reduce its use last year, ProPublica reports that prior authorization continues to delay or deny patients' critical care. The investigation seeks stories from individuals who have experienced delayed or denied prior authorization requests through specific public insurance programs like Medicaid and Medicare. Insurance company employees and medical providers are also invited to share their insights into the process's inner workings.
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ProPublica is investigating the impact of prior authorization, a process where health insurers require additional approval before covering medical expenses, on patients' healthcare access. Despite major insurers pledging to reduce its use last year due to public backlash, ProPublica's reporting indicates that prior authorization continues to be heavily utilized and may still lead to delayed or denied treatments, tests, medications, or equipment for patients covered by Medicaid, Medicare, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Affordable Care Act marketplace. The investigation seeks input from individuals who have experienced delays or denials through these programs but is not currently soliciting responses from those with employer-based insurance. ProPublica aims to use this information to better understand how prior authorization affects patient care.
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Last year, many of America’s largest health insurers vowed to reduce their use of prior authorization — the extra layer of approval insurers require before covering a medical expense.
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insurers → vow → expense
The industry’s pledge came after massive backlash to the process from patients, providers and politicians.
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pledge → come → patients
ProPublica’s reporting has found it can delay or outright deny patients’ critical medical care.
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it → find → care
Data as of last year shows the industry is still relying heavily on the approval process.
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industry → show → process
Now, ProPublica is looking into the ways that insurers’ continued use of prior authorization is impacting patients.
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use → look → patients
We need your help to figure out if prior authorization is still leading to delayed or missed treatments, tests, medical equipment or medication.
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authorization → need → treatments
If you are covered by a plan through Medicaid, Medicare, Children’s Health Insurance Program, or the Affordable Care Act marketplace — and have had a prior authorization request delayed or denied — we want to hear from you.
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we → cover → you
Your experiences help us better understand the real-life stakes of prior authorization.
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us → help → authorization
(For this investigation, we’re not seeking responses from people with insurance through their employer at this time.
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we → seek → time
We’re also interested in hearing from people whose jobs provide insight into the inner workings of prior authorization, including medical providers and their staff, along with insurance company employees and regulators.
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jobs → ’re → employees
Our team may not be able to respond to everyone personally, but we will read everything you submit.
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you → respond → everything
We appreciate you sharing your story, and we take your privacy seriously.
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we → appreciate → privacy
We are gathering these stories for the purposes of our reporting and will contact you if we wish to publish any part of your story.
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we → gather → story
We will not publish anything you send us without asking for additional consent.
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you → publish → consent
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