For patients facing serious illness, every day matters. Yet for many Americans, urgent treatment often collides with a bureaucratic hurdle known as "prior authorization." It's a system designed by insurers to manage costs, but for patients, it can mean the denial of necessary medical care or waiting weeks or even months for approval while their health deteriorates.
"This process is incredibly frustrating for patients," said Steven Dawson, co-founder of Dawson & Rosenthal. "When someone is dealing with a life-threatening diagnosis, a few months is simply too long to wait."
