Pharmacy 101: Prior Authorizations! What is a prior authorization? What kind of meds require one? What’s the process to get it approved? What can I do as a patient? Let’s talk quickly about an overview of those annoying Prior Authorizations! What other pharmacy processes or terms do you want to know more about? What questions do you have about pharmacy? What issues can I help explain? Pharmacy team members, what do you want your patients to know more about?? Let’s have some conversations so we a

“The act of signing a denial is practicing medicine.” — Dr. Tracey Hurley If a physician makes a medical decision and that decision harms a patient, we are held accountable. That is how medicine works. Yet insurance companies make treatment decisions every day through denials and prior authorizations, without ever seeing the patient and without meaningful accountability when those decisions cause harm. In this powerful investigation, Erin Moriarty of 48 Hours examines how insurers are increasing