No Care For You!
PRIOR AUTHORIZATION IS NOW THE SINGLE BIGGEST BURDEN IN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE.
Not finding a doctor. Not understanding your bill. Not getting an appointment.
The process of begging your insurance company for permission to receive care your doctor already prescribed.
KFF just dropped a new poll and the numbers confirm what patients have known for years:
→ 69% of insured adults say prior authorization is a burden
→ 32% call it a major burden
→ 39% of people with chronic conditions say it is their single biggest healthcare problem
→ 47% of insured adults have had care denied or delayed in the past two years
→ 57% of chronically ill patients have experienced denials or delays
→ Two thirds of Americans say insurance company delays and denials are a major problem
This crosses every line. Democrats. Republicans. Employer plans. Medicaid. Self purchased insurance. Everyone agrees. Prior auth is broken.
And here is what happens when insurers delay or deny: one in three patients report major negative impacts on their mental health. One in three report major financial harm. One in four report major physical health consequences.
This is not a bug. It is the business model.
Insurers figured out that if they make you wait long enough, some percentage of patients will give up. Some will get sicker. Some will die. And the ones who fight through will cost less because they exhausted themselves just getting to the starting line.
A system that requires patients to fight for care they already paid for is not healthcare. It is extortion with a copay.
Welcome to 2026: The Year of the Patient where the sick shall inherit the ballot.
If this hits home, drop your horror story in the comments and tell me where you have seen it happen. How about a rage repost? Or tag a former colleague just for fun. Every impression pushes this in front of more people who deal with the same mess.
Are you new here? My condolences and my thanks. Follow along and stay loud with the rest of us. More voices means more pressure on a system that counts on silence.
#WeThePatients #YearOfThePatient
SOURCE ➡️ https://emz.ee/4a0xc4U
