Prior authorization began as a tool to monitor and control spending on costly or novel treatments, but it has proliferated to apply broadly to many medications, services, and treatments, including common life saving devices like inhalers.
Amy Rosenthal
Posted inHealth, Health Care, Opinion
House budget plan would make Mass. health care more affordable
MASSACHUSETTS’ HEALTH CARE is the best in the nation, yet care is still out of reach for too many residents. From doctors visits to life-saving medications, too many people can’t access vital services when they need them. Fortunately, a proposal by the House is being considered now in the budget conference committee that would provide critical […]
Posted inOpinion
What Mass General Brigham cost analysis overlooks
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM recently proposed a $2 billion expansion that would create two new outpatient clinics in Westborough and Woburn and expand a clinic in Westwood. As organizations that represent businesses in the Worcester region and health care consumers across the state, we have serious concerns that this plan would increase health care costs for […]
Posted inOpinion
Health insurance rate hike should be reviewed
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL is deeply concerned about the 8 percent increase in health insurance premiums approved for the coming year, and believes such a rate hike needs to be the focus of public, transparent hearings. In 2020, the use of health care services has been lower than expected due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and reports show […]
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Time to rein in prescription drug costs
WHEN MICHELLE KATS was diagnosed with diabetes in 2001, her parents would stay in her room at night and check her blood sugar to make sure it was not too low or too high. Now it’s the rising cost of insulin that keeps Michelle and her family up at night. Although Michelle currently has insurance […]