Insurance companies deny medical care. And that's wrong.

<p>"Securing prior authorizations is a daily ordeal for most doctors’ offices. Doctors report that, on average, they must get insurance company approvals 41 times every week. Of the authorization requests that are denied, fully 73% ultimately get reversed and approved, but the delays cause many patients to abandon treatment.</p> <p>More significantly, many contested prior authorization requests cause serious harm — even when they are ultimately approved. In surveys done by the American Medical Association, 24% of doctors report that delays in prior authorization have led to serious adverse events for their patients. And 16% report that such delays have led to hospitalization."</p> <p><a href="https://www.pollockcohen.com/cohen" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-link= "external">Steve Cohen</a> is an attorney.</p> <p>He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/2022/07/denying-essential-medical-care-doesnt-save-money-or-lives.html">Denying essential medical care doesn’t save money — or lives</a>."</p> <p><a href= "https://www.nuance.com/healthcare/campaign/info-hub/dax-for-clinicians.html?cid=7016T000002DAhAQAW&utm_campaign=NHA-OT-2023Q1-KevinMD_Podcast_AudioAd_Sept_Oct_22&utm_medium=Referral&utm_source=audio"> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-424286" src= "https://www.kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/NuanceLogo_Horz_k-2-300x62.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="62" /></a></p> <p><em>This episode is sponsored by the <a href= "https://www.nuance.com/healthcare/campaign/info-hub/dax-for-clinicians.html?cid=7016T000002DAhAQAW&utm_campaign=NHA-OT-2023Q1-KevinMD_Podcast_AudioAd_Sept_Oct_22&utm_medium=Referral&utm_source=audio"> Nuance Dragon Ambie</a><a href= "https://www.nuance.com/healthcare/campaign/info-hub/dax-for-clinicians.html?cid=7016T000002DAhAQAW&utm_campaign=NHA-OT-2023Q1-KevinMD_Podcast_AudioAd_Sept_Oct_22&utm_medium=Referral&utm_source=audio">nt eXperience</a>.</em></p> <p class="xxxmsonormal"><em>With so many demands on