Your patient's chemo was scheduled for Monday. The approval still hadn't come. So you picked up the phone, and a cold voice said…" "…your call is important to us. Your estimated wait time is… ninety… four… minutes."
The scariest part? It happens every day.
#FixPriorAuth: bit.ly/4iriqbj
The scariest part? It happens every day.
#FixPriorAuth: bit.ly/4iriqbj
October 30, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Your patient's chemo was scheduled for Monday. The approval still hadn't come. So you picked up the phone, and a cold voice said…" "…your call is important to us. Your estimated wait time is… ninety… four… minutes."
The scariest part? It happens every day.
#FixPriorAuth: bit.ly/4iriqbj
The scariest part? It happens every day.
#FixPriorAuth: bit.ly/4iriqbj
Halloween is scary.
So are prior authorizations delaying or denying patient care.
Join us in our effort to #FixPriorAuth: bit.ly/4i3vKRX
So are prior authorizations delaying or denying patient care.
Join us in our effort to #FixPriorAuth: bit.ly/4i3vKRX
October 22, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Halloween is scary.
So are prior authorizations delaying or denying patient care.
Join us in our effort to #FixPriorAuth: bit.ly/4i3vKRX
So are prior authorizations delaying or denying patient care.
Join us in our effort to #FixPriorAuth: bit.ly/4i3vKRX
Halloween is scary.
So are prior authorizations delaying or denying patient care.
Join us in our effort to #FixPriorAuth: bit.ly/4ipBfLX
So are prior authorizations delaying or denying patient care.
Join us in our effort to #FixPriorAuth: bit.ly/4ipBfLX
October 20, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Halloween is scary.
So are prior authorizations delaying or denying patient care.
Join us in our effort to #FixPriorAuth: bit.ly/4ipBfLX
So are prior authorizations delaying or denying patient care.
Join us in our effort to #FixPriorAuth: bit.ly/4ipBfLX
It’s IN the computer.
Under CMS-0057-F, your Electronic Health Records (EHR) should be able to check if prior auth is needed, pull the paperwork and submit it. No fax, no phone tag, no payer portals. #FixPriorAuth
Beginning Jan 1, 2027 it’s all in the EHR! Ask your vendor now.
Under CMS-0057-F, your Electronic Health Records (EHR) should be able to check if prior auth is needed, pull the paperwork and submit it. No fax, no phone tag, no payer portals. #FixPriorAuth
Beginning Jan 1, 2027 it’s all in the EHR! Ask your vendor now.
October 20, 2026 at 4:21 PM
It’s IN the computer.
Under CMS-0057-F, your Electronic Health Records (EHR) should be able to check if prior auth is needed, pull the paperwork and submit it. No fax, no phone tag, no payer portals. #FixPriorAuth
Beginning Jan 1, 2027 it’s all in the EHR! Ask your vendor now.
Under CMS-0057-F, your Electronic Health Records (EHR) should be able to check if prior auth is needed, pull the paperwork and submit it. No fax, no phone tag, no payer portals. #FixPriorAuth
Beginning Jan 1, 2027 it’s all in the EHR! Ask your vendor now.
You're comparing premiums. You're checking deductibles. But are you asking how many hoops you'll have to jump through to get care?
One question many employees never think to ask: How does this plan use prior authorization?
Learn more: bit.ly/4ehPxMh
#FixPriorAuth
One question many employees never think to ask: How does this plan use prior authorization?
Learn more: bit.ly/4ehPxMh
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly
October 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM
You're comparing premiums. You're checking deductibles. But are you asking how many hoops you'll have to jump through to get care?
One question many employees never think to ask: How does this plan use prior authorization?
Learn more: bit.ly/4ehPxMh
#FixPriorAuth
One question many employees never think to ask: How does this plan use prior authorization?
Learn more: bit.ly/4ehPxMh
#FixPriorAuth
Medicare Open Enrollment started this week.
In 2024, @kff.org revealed that Medicare Advantage plans denied 4.1 million prior auth requests.
Only about 1 in 9 denials was appealed — and roughly 4 in 5 appeals won.
Know your plan. Appeal denials. #FixPriorAuth
In 2024, @kff.org revealed that Medicare Advantage plans denied 4.1 million prior auth requests.
Only about 1 in 9 denials was appealed — and roughly 4 in 5 appeals won.
Know your plan. Appeal denials. #FixPriorAuth
October 16, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Medicare Open Enrollment started this week.
In 2024, @kff.org revealed that Medicare Advantage plans denied 4.1 million prior auth requests.
Only about 1 in 9 denials was appealed — and roughly 4 in 5 appeals won.
Know your plan. Appeal denials. #FixPriorAuth
In 2024, @kff.org revealed that Medicare Advantage plans denied 4.1 million prior auth requests.
Only about 1 in 9 denials was appealed — and roughly 4 in 5 appeals won.
Know your plan. Appeal denials. #FixPriorAuth
Medicare Open Enrollment started this week.
In 2024, @kff.org revealed that Medicare Advantage plans denied 4.1 million prior auth requests.
Only about 1 in 9 denials was appealed — and roughly 4 in 5 appeals won.
Know your plan. Appeal denials. #FixPriorAuth
In 2024, @kff.org revealed that Medicare Advantage plans denied 4.1 million prior auth requests.
Only about 1 in 9 denials was appealed — and roughly 4 in 5 appeals won.
Know your plan. Appeal denials. #FixPriorAuth
October 16, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Medicare Open Enrollment started this week.
In 2024, @kff.org revealed that Medicare Advantage plans denied 4.1 million prior auth requests.
Only about 1 in 9 denials was appealed — and roughly 4 in 5 appeals won.
Know your plan. Appeal denials. #FixPriorAuth
In 2024, @kff.org revealed that Medicare Advantage plans denied 4.1 million prior auth requests.
Only about 1 in 9 denials was appealed — and roughly 4 in 5 appeals won.
Know your plan. Appeal denials. #FixPriorAuth
When you review your health benefits, ask about more than cost. Ask your employer:
✅ Does this plan require prior auth?
✅ For what services?
✅ How often are requests denied or delayed?
The right coverage should help you get care, not stand in the way of it. #FixPriorAuth
Read more: bit.ly/3U5nVDl
✅ Does this plan require prior auth?
✅ For what services?
✅ How often are requests denied or delayed?
The right coverage should help you get care, not stand in the way of it. #FixPriorAuth
Read more: bit.ly/3U5nVDl
bit.ly
October 15, 2026 at 1:42 PM
When you review your health benefits, ask about more than cost. Ask your employer:
✅ Does this plan require prior auth?
✅ For what services?
✅ How often are requests denied or delayed?
The right coverage should help you get care, not stand in the way of it. #FixPriorAuth
Read more: bit.ly/3U5nVDl
✅ Does this plan require prior auth?
✅ For what services?
✅ How often are requests denied or delayed?
The right coverage should help you get care, not stand in the way of it. #FixPriorAuth
Read more: bit.ly/3U5nVDl
When insurers delay medically necessary care, the consequences can be devastating. This heartbreaking story is a reminder that prior authorization and other coverage barriers are more than administrative hassles. Patients' lives are at stake. #FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/3VCs9CQ
bit.ly/3VCs9CQ
Patient Dies by Suicide After ‘Insurance Issue’ Delayed Medicine for Lung Disease Flare-Ups - KFF Health News
Hours after experiencing a flare-up related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Kenney Blewett of Kyle, Texas, died by suicide in June. A medication his doctor prescribed days earlier to ease hi...
bit.ly
October 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
When insurers delay medically necessary care, the consequences can be devastating. This heartbreaking story is a reminder that prior authorization and other coverage barriers are more than administrative hassles. Patients' lives are at stake. #FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/3VCs9CQ
bit.ly/3VCs9CQ
When insurers delay medically necessary care, the consequences can be devastating. This heartbreaking story is a reminder that prior authorization and other coverage barriers are more than administrative hassles. Patients' lives are at stake. #FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/3VCs9CQ
bit.ly/3VCs9CQ
Patient Dies by Suicide After ‘Insurance Issue’ Delayed Medicine for Lung Disease Flare-Ups - KFF Health News
Hours after experiencing a flare-up related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Kenney Blewett of Kyle, Texas, died by suicide in June. A medication his doctor prescribed days earlier to ease hi...
bit.ly
October 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
When insurers delay medically necessary care, the consequences can be devastating. This heartbreaking story is a reminder that prior authorization and other coverage barriers are more than administrative hassles. Patients' lives are at stake. #FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/3VCs9CQ
bit.ly/3VCs9CQ
95% of physicians say prior authorization delays necessary care, and nearly 8 in 10 report patients abandon treatment because of authorization hurdles.
Pass the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. Learn more here.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/4h3GEXq
Pass the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. Learn more here.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/4h3GEXq
Delays in reforming Medicare, prior auth harm patients
Patients need Congress to work across party lines to fix Medicare payment and prior authorization so physicians can provide timely, accessible care.
www.ama-assn.org
September 11, 2026 at 2:12 PM
95% of physicians say prior authorization delays necessary care, and nearly 8 in 10 report patients abandon treatment because of authorization hurdles.
Pass the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. Learn more here.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/4h3GEXq
Pass the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. Learn more here.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/4h3GEXq
"My husband's cancer didn't wait. Our insurance company did."
Stories like this highlight the real-world harm caused by unnecessary delays in care and why policymakers must act to reform prior authorization.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/46QfK0k
Stories like this highlight the real-world harm caused by unnecessary delays in care and why policymakers must act to reform prior authorization.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/46QfK0k
My husband’s cancer didn’t wait. Our insurance company did
Repeated insurance denials for medically necessary scans underscore the need for reforms to prior authorization and step therapy policies that can delay critical care.
www.nj.com
September 11, 2026 at 2:13 PM
"My husband's cancer didn't wait. Our insurance company did."
Stories like this highlight the real-world harm caused by unnecessary delays in care and why policymakers must act to reform prior authorization.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/46QfK0k
Stories like this highlight the real-world harm caused by unnecessary delays in care and why policymakers must act to reform prior authorization.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/46QfK0k
95% of physicians say prior authorization delays necessary care, and nearly 8 in 10 report patients abandon treatment because of authorization hurdles.
Pass the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. Learn more here.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/4h3GEXq
Pass the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. Learn more here.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/4h3GEXq
Delays in reforming Medicare, prior auth harm patients
Patients need Congress to work across party lines to fix Medicare payment and prior authorization so physicians can provide timely, accessible care.
www.ama-assn.org
September 11, 2026 at 2:17 PM
95% of physicians say prior authorization delays necessary care, and nearly 8 in 10 report patients abandon treatment because of authorization hurdles.
Pass the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. Learn more here.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/4h3GEXq
Pass the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act. Learn more here.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/4h3GEXq
"My husband's cancer didn't wait. Our insurance company did."
Stories like this highlight the real-world harm caused by unnecessary delays in care and why policymakers must act to reform prior authorization.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/46QfK0k
Stories like this highlight the real-world harm caused by unnecessary delays in care and why policymakers must act to reform prior authorization.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/46QfK0k
My husband’s cancer didn’t wait. Our insurance company did
Repeated insurance denials for medically necessary scans underscore the need for reforms to prior authorization and step therapy policies that can delay critical care.
www.nj.com
September 11, 2026 at 2:18 PM
"My husband's cancer didn't wait. Our insurance company did."
Stories like this highlight the real-world harm caused by unnecessary delays in care and why policymakers must act to reform prior authorization.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/46QfK0k
Stories like this highlight the real-world harm caused by unnecessary delays in care and why policymakers must act to reform prior authorization.
#FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/46QfK0k
Every patient deserves the medication they need.
Learn how the AMA is fighting prior authorization, and how your stories can help. #FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/4j5vIrR
Learn how the AMA is fighting prior authorization, and how your stories can help. #FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/4j5vIrR
@cnn.com shared my story about fighting for access to my anti-rejection medication. i’m so grateful to Mary, @mcuban.bsky.social, and @warrisbokhari.bsky.social for stepping in when I was running out of options. transplant patients shouldn’t have to fight this hard. 🩷
www.cnn.com/2026/09/08/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/08/h...
She got a heart transplant. Now she can’t afford her meds | CNN
Payton Herres got a heart transplant when she was 11 years old. After 14 years on the same anti-rejection drug, she can no longer afford the medication under her health insurance’s current plan, so th...
www.cnn.com
September 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Every patient deserves the medication they need.
Learn how the AMA is fighting prior authorization, and how your stories can help. #FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/4j5vIrR
Learn how the AMA is fighting prior authorization, and how your stories can help. #FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/4j5vIrR
Every patient deserves the medication they need.
Learn how the AMA is fighting prior authorization, and how your stories can help. #FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/3EhuZVv
Learn how the AMA is fighting prior authorization, and how your stories can help. #FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/3EhuZVv
September 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Every patient deserves the medication they need.
Learn how the AMA is fighting prior authorization, and how your stories can help. #FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/3EhuZVv
Learn how the AMA is fighting prior authorization, and how your stories can help. #FixPriorAuth
bit.ly/3EhuZVv
Gina is not alone.
79% of physicians report that prior authorization can at least sometimes lead to patients abandoning treatment.
It doesn't have to be like this #FixPriorAuth
79% of physicians report that prior authorization can at least sometimes lead to patients abandoning treatment.
It doesn't have to be like this #FixPriorAuth
September 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Gina is not alone.
79% of physicians report that prior authorization can at least sometimes lead to patients abandoning treatment.
It doesn't have to be like this #FixPriorAuth
79% of physicians report that prior authorization can at least sometimes lead to patients abandoning treatment.
It doesn't have to be like this #FixPriorAuth
September 4, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Anna, like many physicians, is ready for change. Share your story to help #FixPriorAuth.
bit.ly/3O7w2vV
bit.ly/3O7w2vV
August 27, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Anna, like many physicians, is ready for change. Share your story to help #FixPriorAuth.
bit.ly/3O7w2vV
bit.ly/3O7w2vV
Robert, like many patients, is ready for change. Share your story to help #FixPriorAuth.
bit.ly/4jzcsCO
bit.ly/4jzcsCO
August 27, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Robert, like many patients, is ready for change. Share your story to help #FixPriorAuth.
bit.ly/4jzcsCO
bit.ly/4jzcsCO
"I wont approve this no matter what you say."
Statement made at "peer to peer" during appeal after denial of services for someone I'm treating for cancer.
If we want to fix burn out - and address delays in care at the same time -
#fixpriorauth
Statement made at "peer to peer" during appeal after denial of services for someone I'm treating for cancer.
If we want to fix burn out - and address delays in care at the same time -
#fixpriorauth
January 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
"I wont approve this no matter what you say."
Statement made at "peer to peer" during appeal after denial of services for someone I'm treating for cancer.
If we want to fix burn out - and address delays in care at the same time -
#fixpriorauth
Statement made at "peer to peer" during appeal after denial of services for someone I'm treating for cancer.
If we want to fix burn out - and address delays in care at the same time -
#fixpriorauth
Yes!! Today I saw a patient on biologics for 🫁dz whos doing much better after many #priorauth battles. I urged them to call Congress to advocate as a patient to preserve scientific funding as well as to #fixpriorauth - they said they already called once & will do so again! #standupforscience
notably his cure is from CAR-T therapy, which is so new I didn’t even learn about it in med school
THIS is why we invest in science
THIS is why we invest in science
Jurassic Park star Sam Neill has announced that he is cancer-free after five years of battling blood cancer
April 29, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Yes!! Today I saw a patient on biologics for 🫁dz whos doing much better after many #priorauth battles. I urged them to call Congress to advocate as a patient to preserve scientific funding as well as to #fixpriorauth - they said they already called once & will do so again! #standupforscience
Patients, families, and doctors don't have time for this. Today I spent 60+min trying to get prior auth for a f/u appt for a long time patient w frequent ICU stays. They are preemptively denying the f/u visit to see a pulmonologist.. Let's #FixPriorAuth @glaucomflecken.bsky.social
Know what patients who have cancer don’t have time for?!
Dealing with this bullshit.
Absolutely despicable.
Dealing with this bullshit.
Absolutely despicable.
UnitedHealth has overcharged some cancer patients for medicine by over 1,000%.
An FTC report finds that OptumRx, United Health's pharmacy benefit manager, has made billions by charging patients a huge markup for life-saving drugs.
www.yahoo.com/news/unitedh...
An FTC report finds that OptumRx, United Health's pharmacy benefit manager, has made billions by charging patients a huge markup for life-saving drugs.
www.yahoo.com/news/unitedh...
January 16, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Patients, families, and doctors don't have time for this. Today I spent 60+min trying to get prior auth for a f/u appt for a long time patient w frequent ICU stays. They are preemptively denying the f/u visit to see a pulmonologist.. Let's #FixPriorAuth @glaucomflecken.bsky.social
Whew! Just finished a whirlwind day in Sacramento advocating to #FixPriorAuth and support MD wellness w #CMAdocs & #LAdocs. Big thanks to Sen Bob Archuleta & @pilar4ca.bsky.social for meeting with us!
#CMAdocs #CAleg @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social
#CMAdocs #CAleg @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Whew! Just finished a whirlwind day in Sacramento advocating to #FixPriorAuth and support MD wellness w #CMAdocs & #LAdocs. Big thanks to Sen Bob Archuleta & @pilar4ca.bsky.social for meeting with us!
#CMAdocs #CAleg @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social
#CMAdocs #CAleg @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social
Elimination of reflex denials would certainly go a long way to #MakeCancerLessShitty
We've also heard 'therapy animals,' 'shortening wait time for scan results,' 'mental health support,' 'better supportive care,' and so much more
What else would help #CanSky?
#oncosky #FixPriorAuth #supponc
We've also heard 'therapy animals,' 'shortening wait time for scan results,' 'mental health support,' 'better supportive care,' and so much more
What else would help #CanSky?
#oncosky #FixPriorAuth #supponc
These numbers are absolutely horrifying. These numbers also represent ppl who are suffering & dying, who shld be receiving compassionate & immediate care, not milked 4 all they're worth, then tormented or ignored in their time of need. #PriorAuth is the devil. #cansky #oncosky #cancerBS #insuranceBS
30% of surveyed radiation oncologists said #priorauthorization has caused emergency room visits, hospitalization or permanent disability for their patients.
7% said it led or contributed to a patient’s death.
This data is clear.
We need to #fixPriorAuth
www.astro.org/news-and-pub...
7% said it led or contributed to a patient’s death.
This data is clear.
We need to #fixPriorAuth
www.astro.org/news-and-pub...
December 6, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Elimination of reflex denials would certainly go a long way to #MakeCancerLessShitty
We've also heard 'therapy animals,' 'shortening wait time for scan results,' 'mental health support,' 'better supportive care,' and so much more
What else would help #CanSky?
#oncosky #FixPriorAuth #supponc
We've also heard 'therapy animals,' 'shortening wait time for scan results,' 'mental health support,' 'better supportive care,' and so much more
What else would help #CanSky?
#oncosky #FixPriorAuth #supponc