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A New PA Bill Would Make It Easier for Doctors to Get Insurance Approval to Treat Patients

By Brett Sholtis | WITF
Published June 17, 2022 at 10:40 PM EDT
President of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Dr. Trude Haecker speaks during a press conference about COVID-19 on August 31, 2021.
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President of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Dr. Trude Haecker speaks during a press conference about COVID-19 on August 31, 2021.

Before a doctor prescribes a medication or treatment, they have to check whether it will be covered by the patient’s insurance – which could cause delays for the patient. Transforming Health’s Brett Sholtis has details on legislation intended to change that.

Read the full story at: https://transforminghealth.org/2022/06/10/doctors-say-its-too-hard-to-get-insurance-approval-to-treat-patients-this-bill-would-change-that/

(Original air-date: 6/17/22)
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Brett Sholtis | WITF
Brett Sholtis is a health reporter for WITF/Transforming Health. Sholtis is the 2021-2022 Reveal Benjamin von Sternenfels Rosenthal Grantee for Mental Health Investigative Journalism with the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. His award-winning work on problem areas in mental health policy and policing helped to get a woman moved from a county jail to a psychiatric facility. Sholtis is a University of Pittsburgh graduate and a Pennsylvania Army National Guard Kosovo campaign veteran.
See stories by Brett Sholtis | WITF