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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Posted inHealth Care, Opinion
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 […]