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

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)

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.