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ProPublica Launches Investigation Into Health Insurance Prior Authorization Denials
Original: We’re Investigating Prior Authorization. Help ProPublica Understand Your Health Insurance Denial. --- ProPublica is look
ProPublica has opened an investigation into how health insurers use prior authorization, the process requiring approval before care is covered, and is asking patients to share experiences of denied or delayed treatment. The newsroom wants to determine whether the system is still harming patients and is soliciting stories from the public to inform its reporting.
Why now: Prior authorization denials are a source of widespread frustration, so a major newsroom asking patients to come forward resonates with people who have faced delayed or refused care.
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- We’re Investigating Prior Authorization. Help ProPublica Understand Your Health Insurance Denial. --- ProPublica is looking into the ways health insurers’ use of prior authorization impacts patients. We need your help to figure out if the process is still leading to delayed or… · ProPublica@newsie.social · 49
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